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Word entry · 8 letters

terribly

Best crossword clue

"Extremely badly"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/Part of speech adverbSorted beilrrtyStarts with TEnds with Y2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. used as intensifiers

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English terribli. By surface analysis, terrible + -ly.

Used in a sentence

  • The lion roared terribly.
  • He's terribly busy and you really shouldn't bother him.
  • The parsnip, stilton and chestnut combination may taste good, but it's not terribly decorative. In fact, dull's the word, a lingering adjectival ghost of nut roasts past that I'm keen to banish from the table.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Extremely badly8 letters
02Very badly8 letters

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