Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In a terrible manner.
- adverb Extremely; very
- adverb To a great extent; very much.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a terrible manner.
- Violently; exceedingly; greatly; very.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb Causing
terror orawe . - adverb
Very ;extremely . - adverb Very
badly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb used as intensifiers
- adverb in a terrible manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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It was small-minded and petty and terribly, terribly wrong of me to misjudge you.
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And yet the men are in terribly wretched condition.
CHAPTER XXXIX 2010
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“I know what you mean,” Sisko said, assuming that she referred to the terribly misguided Winn Adami.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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“I know what you mean,” Sisko said, assuming that she referred to the terribly misguided Winn Adami.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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And of course the best way to know a genre, to see it done well and done terribly, is to read it.
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“I know what you mean,” Sisko said, assuming that she referred to the terribly misguided Winn Adami.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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“I know what you mean,” Sisko said, assuming that she referred to the terribly misguided Winn Adami.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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“I know what you mean,” Sisko said, assuming that she referred to the terribly misguided Winn Adami.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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“I know what you mean,” Sisko said, assuming that she referred to the terribly misguided Winn Adami.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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But the system in terribly flawed and must be changed.
Monday kickaround: D.C. United, U of Virginia, USSF-Klinsmann, Gold Pride wins WPS Steve Goff 2010
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