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terribly

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ter·ri·bly  (tr-bl)
adv.
1. In a terrible manner: terribly wounded.
2. Extremely; very I'm terribly sorry.
3. To a great extent; very much: Would you mind terribly if I opened the window?
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Adv.1.terribly - used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry"
awful, awfully, frightfully
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
2.terriblyterribly - in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly"
abysmally, atrociously, rottenly, abominably, awfully
terribly
adverb 1. very much, greatly, very, much, dreadfully, seriously, extremely, gravely, desperately, thoroughly, decidedly, awfully (informal) exceedingly
adverb 2. extremely, very, much, greatly, dreadfully, seriously, desperately, thoroughly, decidedly, awfully (informal) exceedingly
Translations

terribly [ˈtɛrɪblɪ] adv → terriblemente (= very badly); malísimamente
terribly [ˈtɛrɪblɪ] terrible adv → terriblement (= very badly); affreusement mal
terribly [ˈtɛrɪblɪ] terrible adv (= very) → furchtbar (= very badly); entsetzlich
terribly [ˈtɛrəblɪ] adv → terribilmente (= very badly); malissimo


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When first the Fox saw the Lion he was terribly frightened, and ran away and hid himself in the wood.
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The event of to-day has shown me that she is terribly in earnest.
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To see her going to wrack and ruin shocked me terribly.
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