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terribly
(ter|ribly)
Pronunciation:
/ˈtɛrɪbli/
adverb
1
[
as submodifier
]
very; extremely:
I’m terribly sorry
it was all terribly frustrating
very much:
your father misses you terribly
2
very badly or unpleasantly:
he came into the kitchen, swearing terribly
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