terribly
In dreadful fashion
Terribly means in a terrible manner—badly, awfully, or to a severe degree: The team played terribly.
But its more common use is as an intensifier meaning very or extremely: I'm terribly sorry, She's terribly clever.
This softening from "causing terror" to mere emphasis mirrors the trajectory of awfully and dreadfully.
In an inferior manner
- poorlyIn an inferior way
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
- awfullyExtremely, often informally
- appallinglyIn shocking manner
atrociously · abysmally · dismally · miserably · wretchedly · shoddily · inadequately · incompetently
To an intense degree
- awfullyExtremely, often informally
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
- frightfullyExtremely, alarmingly so
- incrediblyTo an extreme degree
immensely · exceedingly · enormously · hugely · vastly · profoundly · remarkably · exceptionally
In a sorrowful manner
- regrettablyWith disappointment expressed
- unhappilyIn a sorrowful way
- lamentablyIn a regrettable manner
- grievouslyIn a harmful manner
sorrowfully · tragically · distressingly · woefully · miserably · wretchedly · pitiably · deplorably
badly
In an inferior manner
- poorlyIn an inferior way
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
- awfullyExtremely, often informally
appallingly · atrociously · abysmally · dismally · miserably · wretchedly · shoddily · inadequately · incompetently · ineptly
extremely
To an intense degree
- awfullyExtremely, often informally
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
- frightfullyExtremely, alarmingly so
incredibly · immensely · exceedingly · enormously · hugely · vastly · profoundly · remarkably · exceptionally · extraordinarily
sadly
In a sorrowful manner
- regrettablyWith disappointment expressed
- unhappilyIn a sorrowful way
- lamentablyIn a regrettable manner
grievously · sorrowfully · tragically · distressingly · woefully · miserably · wretchedly · pitiably · deplorably · heartrending
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
- intensifier adverbssurprisingly, amazingly, incredibly, unbelievably, remarkably
- Posh Britishold boy, old chap, old bean, old sport, pip pip
- casual intensifiersreally, very, super, totally, pretty
terriblyslightly
To a minor extent
barely · hardly · scarcely · minimally · marginally
terriblywonderfully
In an excellent manner
beautifully · excellently · splendidly · magnificently · superbly
- I feel terribleExpression of distress
- terrible twosChallenging toddler developmental stage
- something terribleA very bad thing
- terribly sorryEmphatic expression of regret
- Ivan the TerribleRussia's first tsar
- terrible lizard