adverb

terribly

Very badly or to a very great degree.

I feel terribly sorry about the damage to your car.

Etymology

The adjective's frightening intensity supplied an emphatic adverb. Terribly can describe severe badness or simply a very great degree.

More examples

  • The team plays terribly without its best players.
  • It gets terribly cold here after sunset.
  • She isn't terribly interested in sports.

Forms

terribly

terrible adjective — Very bad or unpleasant in quality.

Similar words

badly
Emphasizes poor quality or performance rather than great degree.
extremely
Expresses a very high degree without suggesting poor quality.