Meaning

3 senses
  1. (dated, literary)So as to cause terror or awe.

    The lion roared terribly.

    ужа́сноužásno, стра́шноstrášno, жу́ткоžútko

  2. Very; extremely.

    He's terribly busy and you really shouldn't bother him.

    furchtbar

    ужа́сноužásno, стра́шноstrášno, жу́ткоžútko

  3. Very badly.

    She took part in the karaoke, but sang terribly.

More definitions
  • used as intensifiers
  • in a terrible manner

Examples

266 sentences
  1. This year has been terribly hot.

    Цей рік був жахливо спекотним.

    ruЭтот год был ужасно жарким.

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  2. I am terribly hungry.

    Я до смерті голодна.

    ruЯ ужасно голодный.

    deIch bin schrecklich hungrig.

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  3. His lectures are terribly boring.

    Його лекції надзвичайно нудні.

    ruЕго лекции ужасно скучны.

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  4. It was terribly cold yesterday.

    Вчора мені було неймовірно холодно.

    ruВчера был жуткий холод.

    deEs war schrecklich kalt gestern.

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  5. It's terribly urgent.

    Це надзвичайно терміново.

    ruЭто ужасно срочно.

    deEs ist furchtbar dringend.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
in a terrible manner:
very; extremely:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
very; extremely:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English terribli. By surface analysis, terrible + -ly.

Inherited from Middle English terribli. By surface analysis, terrible + -ly.

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Forms

more terribly, most terribly
Comparativemore terribly Lesson
Superlativemost terribly

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
causing terror or awe:grisly
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedterrible

Collocations

10 patterns
  • gone gone terribly
  • terribly wrong
  • gone terribly wrong
  • be terribly disappointed
  • feel terribly
  • terribly hot
  • terribly disappointed
  • terribly busy
  • terribly hungry
  • gone terribly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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