Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Used to express an extreme degree or intensity of something, often in a negative way.
Terribly
/ˈterəbli/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Well I mean, this is terribly important, you know.
"I'm terribly afraid she resembles me," he said with a frown.
He was terribly, terribly alone.
Etymology:
Derives from the Latin word terribilis, which means frightening or fearsome, through the Old French terrible. Its use as an intensifier developed in the English language over time.
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