terribly
[ˈterəbli]
Definition:
1. Used as intensifiers.
2. In a terrible manner.
'terribly' example sentence:
- I'm always terribly busy on Thursdays.
- They suffered terribly when their son was killed.
- It is all terribly flattering and she is trying to reply to every single letter personally.
- They knew they had done something terribly wrong and lied to cover it up.
- I'm terribly sorry ─ did I hurt you?
- The traffic is terribly busy in the morning.
- I felt terribly jaded after working all weekend.
- I shall miss him terribly.
- They are terribly upset by the break-up of their parents' marriage.
- I'm terribly sorry — I had no idea you felt that way.
- To be a parent is a terribly difficult thing.
- The experiment went terribly wrong.
- The whole incident had upset me and my fiancée terribly.
- People are still terribly apprehensive about the future.
- I was something of a wallflower; I was terribly shy.
- Some people are so terribly insincere you can never tell if they are telling the truth.
- This has been so nice, so terribly kind of you.
- I could see that something was terribly wrong.
- He suffered terribly the last few days.
- I've been walking around Moscow and the town is terribly quiet.
- The chances of a planet surviving a supernova always looked terribly slim.
- My son has suffered terribly. He has lost his best friend.
- I'm terribly sorry—did I hurt you?
- He was terribly behind in his work.
- To my way of thinking, it didn't seem as if it ought to be so terribly complicated.
- I've never told this to anyone, but it's true, I was terribly ashamed of my mom.
- Even clever people are not terribly clever when put on the spot.
- The biology of these diseases is terribly complicated.
- I think he misses her terribly. You might cheer him up.
- It's terribly important for parents to be consistent.
- My son's terribly untidy; my daughter's no different.
- Time dragged terribly.
- I'm terribly sorry to bother you at this hour.
- I am terribly sorry, madam.
- I'm terribly cross with him.
- I'm terribly squeamish. I can't bear gory films.
- The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence.
- I miss him terribly.
- I felt terribly sad about it.
- It was terribly hot and I started to feel strange.
- He said nothing but gave me a sly grin that made me feel terribly uneasy.
- It must be terribly frustrating to lobby and get absolutely nowhere.
- You can imagine he was terribly upset.
- The whole incident had upset me and my fiancee terribly.
- She is terribly offended, angered and hurt by this.