terrible
1 adj A terrible experience or situation is very serious or very unpleasant.
(=dreadful)
Tens of thousands more suffered terrible injuries in the world's worst industrial disaster..., I often have the most terrible nightmares...
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terribly adv ADV after v
My son has suffered terribly. He has lost his best friend.
2 adj If something is terrible, it is very bad or of very poor quality.
(=dreadful)
She admits her French is terrible.
3 adj You use terrible to emphasize the great extent or degree of something.
ADJ n (emphasis)
I was a terrible fool, you know. I remember that now...
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terribly adv usu ADV adj
I'm terribly sorry to bother you at this hour...