horribly
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)
Adverb
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of a dreadful kind
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there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning
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