horribly
adverb/ˈhɒrəbli/
/ˈhɔːrəbli/
- in a way that is very bad, unpleasant or unkind
- It was horribly painful.
- The experiment went horribly wrong.
- I was horribly aware that they were watching my every move.
- (informal) He behaved horribly last night and she had every right to be mad at him.
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