terribly

adv.

1. In a terrible manner: terribly wounded.
2. Extremely; very I'm terribly sorry.
3. To a great extent; very much: Would you mind terribly if I opened the window?

adv

Definition: very
Antonyms: little

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IN BRIEF: adv. - Used as intensifiers; In a bad or displeasing manner.

It is easy - terribly easy - to shake a man's faith in himself. — George Bernard Shaw, Source: Candida

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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (informal) used as intensifiers, as in"terribly interesting"
  Synonyms: awfully, awful, frightfully

Meaning #2: in a terrible manner
  Synonyms: atrociously, awfully, abominably, abysmally, rottenly
  Derived from adjective: terrible (meaning #2)

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