Associations to the word «Terribly»

Wiktionary

TERRIBLY, adverb. (literary or dated) Causing terror or awe.
TERRIBLY, adverb. Very; extremely.
TERRIBLY, adverb. Very badly.

Dictionary definition

TERRIBLY, adverb. Used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I'm awful sorry".
TERRIBLY, adverb. In a terrible manner; "she sings terribly".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats