terribly B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/ See IPA manual Freq #2890 Meanings 1 adv Very; extremely. He's terribly busy, so you really shouldn't bother him. 2 adv Very badly. She took part in the karaoke, but sang terribly. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · very; extremely. awfullyextremelyvery 2 adv · very badly. abominablyatrociouslyawfully Common collocations terribly afraid Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details Inherited from Middle English terribli. By surface analysis, terrible + -ly. *tres- Proto-Indo-European terribli Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # terribly **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/ **Frequency rank:** 2890 ## Meanings 1. Very; extremely. 2. Very badly. ## Examples - He's terribly busy, so you really shouldn't bother him. - She took part in the karaoke, but sang terribly. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *tres- - Root: terribli ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English terribli. By surface analysis, terrible + -ly. ## AI Etymology Terribly is inherited from Middle English terribli. By surface analysis, terrible + -ly. In present-day use, it can mean very; extremely, or very badly. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown