terribly

adverbio

1. 1

   anticuadoSo as to cause terror or awe.

   The lion roared terribly.

   The mere sensuous impact of trumpet or saxophone, whatever it happened to be playing, was an echo, even though a faint echo, of that excitement and abandon. He wanted to taste, smell, hear: his senses were terribly alive.

2. 2

   Very; extremely.

   He's terribly busy and you really shouldn't bother him.

   The parsnip, stilton and chestnut combination may taste good, but it's not terribly decorative. In fact, dull's the word, a lingering adjectival ghost of nut roasts past that I'm keen to banish from the table.

3. 3

   Very badly.

   She took part in the karaoke, but sang terribly.

   “A joyride gone terribly wrong,” Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor said during a news conference in Steilacoom, which is about 3 miles from the island.

Formas

comparativo

more terribly

superlativo

most terribly