as in extremely
to a great degree
I'm terribly sorry to bother you
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Recent Examples of terribly
Listen to this article 2 min Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce will be getting his steps in after his Game 2 Celtics-Knicks prediction ended terribly for him.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
The Celtics are doing that and shooting terribly, following up a 25 percent 3-point shooting performance in Game 1 with a 25 percent performance in Game 2.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 May 2025
Daily FaceTime calls were a lifeline, but the girls missed him terribly.
—Seth Carnell, USA Today, 6 May 2025
But the nature of all idioms is that their meaning cannot be deduced from their components; the phrase kicked the bucket does not put the English speaker in the mind of an actual bucket, just as the word death does not remind him terribly of the letter D.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
The Celtics are doing that and shooting terribly, following up a 25 percent 3-point shooting performance in Game 1 with a 25 percent performance in Game 2.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 May 2025
Daily FaceTime calls were a lifeline, but the girls missed him terribly.
—Seth Carnell, USA Today, 6 May 2025
But the nature of all idioms is that their meaning cannot be deduced from their components; the phrase kicked the bucket does not put the English speaker in the mind of an actual bucket, just as the word death does not remind him terribly of the letter D.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terribly
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No league in the United States is more popular than the National Football League, making the schedule release an extremely exciting day for the sports world.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Chicago was also extremely active in free agency, adding guards Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson, and center Drew Dalman to an offensive line that allowed 68 sacks a year ago.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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You’re Obsessed With Learning About The Business Compared to hobbies, which are usually for fun and leisure, business is a very serious undertaking.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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And, because the cube is moving at nearly the speed of light, that position was very different indeed.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
14 May 2025
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Through it all, Cher has remained a woman with an incredibly sharp wit, and zero tolerance for BS.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Booking flights into Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport or Fresno Yosemite International Airport can be incredibly costly, and after flying in you still need to navigate multi-hour drives to actually make it to the parks.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2025
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Or will the Thunder once again prove too much for the Wolves over 48 minutes?—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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There’s no need to feel too sorry for Cruise, though.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
24 May 2025
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Over six months of use, this duvet cover proved highly durable, especially for pet owners.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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Psychologist's testimony contextualizes Cassie's and other victims' claims Dawn Hughes' participation in the case has been highly contested, as Combs' team has previously pushed back against allowing the prosecution's expert witness to give her testimony.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Hours later, the bodies of seven children - most of them badly burned - arrived at the hospital, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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One soldier who served under him was wounded badly.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Adverb
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And some guys want to chat about not-so-important stuff.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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So what made Toronto’s penalty kill so effective Friday night?—
Adam Beasley,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
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This is typically where everyone’s hindsight becomes so damned good.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
20 Nov. 2024
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“Terribly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terribly. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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