horribly

Thân thiện

A child looks horribly upset after dropping their ice cream.

Definition

Adverb 1. In a terrible, shocking, or extremely unpleasant way: Used to emphasize the very bad, severe, or frightening nature of something. 2. To a very great and unpleasant degree; awfully: Used as an intensifier, often informally, to mean "very" or "extremely" in a negative context.

Usage and Examples

• To describe something done in a terrible manner: > The experiment went horribly wrong, ruining months of work. > She was horribly injured in the crash.
• To describe a very bad state or condition: > The room smelled horribly of stale smoke. > I feel horribly guilty about forgetting her birthday.
• As an intensifier meaning 'very' (informal): > The exam was horribly difficult. > I'm horribly tired.

Advanced Usage

• "Horribly awry": Used to describe a situation that has gone completely and disastrously wrong. > Their carefully laid plans went horribly awry.
• "Horribly familiar": Describes something that is upsettingly recognizable, often evoking a bad memory. > The sound of breaking glass was horribly familiar to the residents.

Variants and Related Words

• Horrible (adjective): Causing or likely to cause horror; shocking, or very unpleasant. >
• Horrid (adjective): Very unpleasant or disagreeable (slightly more formal/literary than "horrible"). >
• Horrific (adjective): Causing horror; extremely shocking or dreadful. >

Synonyms

• Dreadfully: In a terrible or awful manner.
• Awfully: Very badly or unpleasantly; also used as a general intensifier.
• Terribly: Very badly, or to a great extent.
• Atrociously: In a very cruel, brutal, or shockingly bad way.
• Appallingly: To a shocking or dismayingly bad degree.

Antonyms

• Wonderfully
• Beautifully
• Pleasantly
• Slightly (when used as an intensifier)

Học thuật

Adverb

1. of a dreadful kind
   • there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dreadfully
• awfully