[syn: terribly, atrociously, awfully, abominably, abysmally, rottenly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Terrible \Ter"ri*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. terribilis, fr. terrere to
frighten. See Terror.]
1. Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread;
dreadful; formidable.
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Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. --Prior.
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Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the Lord
thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
--Deut. vii.
21.
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2. Excessive; extreme; severe. [Colloq.]
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The terrible coldness of the season. --Clarendon.
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Syn: Terrific; fearful; frightful; formidable; dreadful;
horrible; shocking; awful.
[1913 Webster] -- Ter"ri*ble*ness, n. -- Ter"ri*bly,
adv.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
terribly
adv 1: used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful
sorry" [syn: terribly, awfully, awful,
frightfully]
2: in a terrible manner; "she sings terribly" [syn: terribly,
atrociously, awfully, abominably, abysmally,
rottenly]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
129 Moby Thesaurus words for "terribly":
abominably, agonizingly, alarmingly, almighty, appallingly,
astoundingly, atrociously, awfully, baldly, balefully, banefully,
basely, bestially, bitterly, blatantly, brashly, brutally,
confoundedly, contemptibly, cruelly, damnably, deadly, deathly,
decidedly, despicably, detestably, deucedly, direly,
disconcertingly, disgustingly, dismayingly, distressingly,
dolorously, dreadful, dreadfully, egregiously, exceedingly,
excessively, excruciatingly, exorbitantly, extravagantly,
extremely, fabulously, fearfully, flagrantly, forbiddingly, foully,
frightfully, fulsomely, ghastly, greatly, grievously, grimly,
grossly, gruesomely, hellishly, hideously, highly, horrendously,
horribly, horridly, horrifically, horrifyingly, improperly,
incredibly, inexcusably, infamously, infernally, inordinately,
intolerably, just, lamentably, loathsomely, mightily, mighty,
miserably, nakedly, nastily, nauseatingly, notoriously,
obnoxiously, odiously, offensively, only too, openly, outrageously,
painfully, piteously, powerful, powerfully, pretty, quite, real,
really, remarkably, repugnantly, repulsively, revoltingly, right,
sadly, savagely, scandalously, shabbily, shamefully, shatteringly,
shockingly, so, something awful, something fierce, sordidly,
sorely, staggeringly, startlingly, strikingly, terrifically,
thoroughly, torturously, tragically, tremendously, unashamedly,
unbearably, unconscionably, unduly, unpardonably, very, viciously,
vilely, woefully, wretchedly