terribly

adverb

ˈter-ə-blē How to pronounce terribly (audio)
Definition of terriblynext
as in extremely
to a great degree I'm terribly sorry to bother you

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Recent Examples of terribly Your assumption of my competence, while gracious, would be terribly misguided. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 But everyone on the Spurs shot terribly from deep in the clutch. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Wonderfully and terribly, everything does happen for Maddie after her adoring bear of a husband, Jake (Eric Rahill), makes a cooking video of her that goes massively viral. — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 Perhaps the biggest problem with this movie is that Supergirl (Helen Slater) seems terribly leisurely about her fateful mission. — Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for terribly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terribly
  1. extremely
  2. very
  3. incredibly
  4. too
  5. highly
  6. badly
  7. so
  8. damned
Adverb
  • Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • Surveillance of a suspect can take hours or days, and is extremely resource-intensive.
    — Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • And about the rip currents Currents are dangerous and a very real problem on the Gulf Coast, including around the barrier islands where Wells was partying.
    — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • What that means is all that remains to be filled in is a section in the very middle, in Coral Gables along the University of Miami.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of very
Adverb
  • The senior-citizen ballers, whose core lineup still incredibly includes Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards, may even take things on the road.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Graham and his sister shared an incredibly close relationship.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of incredibly
Adverb
  • Leather ballet flats dress things up without getting too formal.
    — India Roby, Glamour, 16 July 2026
  • Except that the parents themselves are fighting for control too, especially in those early years.
    — Parents, Parents, 16 July 2026
Definition of too
Adverb
  • Diapers are synonymous with babies, who are born with highly absorbent skin.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Matt Harris, a political science professor at Park University in Parkville, emphasized the highly unusual circumstances surrounding the 5th District, which was drawn mid-decade to boost Republicans’ chances.
    — Jack Harvel July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Definition of highly
Adverb
  • Human and animal circadian rhythms could be badly affected if the sun—or a simulacrum of it—never sets.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 July 2026
  • What Peng is arguing is that the AI boom’s boosters — and a lot of investors pricing that boom into equities — may be badly miscalibrated on timing.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of badly
Adverb
  • The problem is that this group is mostly comprised of uncultured idiots, so Shai and Georgia are the only people who know what Rocky Horror is.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • Part of what makes AI so useful in health and medicine is that the technology excels at identifying trends in large swaths of data, said Jason Droege, CEO of Scale AI, which worked with Mayo Clinic to develop Record Time.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of so
Adverb
  • The Rolling Stones, down to two original members, have released their 25th studio album, Foreign Tongues, and most of it is pretty damned good.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026
  • But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of damned

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