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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)

terribly

/ˈtɛɹ.ɪ.bli/

adverb

to an extreme degree; badly; very

  • “This week has been terribly busy for both of us.”Tatoeba
  • “I am terribly busy because the report deadline is near.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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