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Definitions for horribly
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dreadfully, awfully, horriblyadverb

    of a dreadful kind

    "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning"

Wiktionary

  1. horriblyadverb

    In a horrible way; very badly.

    The beginning art students displayed their horribly executed paintings with hopeful faces.

  2. horriblyadverb

    To an extreme degree or extent.

  3. horriblyadverb

    With a very bad effect.

    Horribly, as he was dying, his eyes reddened.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Horriblyadverb

    Etymology: from horrible.

    What hideous noise was that!
    Horribly loud. John Milton, Agonistes.

    The contagion of these ill precedents, both in civility and virtue, horribly infects children. John Locke.

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  1. horribly

    Horribly is an adverb that is used to describe something being done in a dreadful, terrible, or extremely bad manner. It is linked to experiences or actions that are very unpleasant, distressing, or cause great discomfort.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Horriblyadverb

    in a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; terribly

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of horribly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of horribly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of horribly in a Sentence

  1. Oscar Wilde:

    They are horribly tedious when they are good husbands, and abominably conceited when they are not.

  2. Byron Brown:

    The stakes are dire and extreme if she was to get elected, she would take our city horribly back. She would compromise our public safety. She would raise our taxes. She would attack other elected officials up and down the ballot. It would be a nightmare for every person in our community.

  3. Teresa Zavitz-Jones:

    Covid-19 had her in prison for months, the nurse in the home said she was horribly depressed and we needed to get her out. We couldn't see her so we had no idea how she really was. She's extremely hard of hearing so phone calls were not helpful.

  4. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake:

    This is a horribly tragic incident and I'm determined to get to the bottom of it, i know that this is absolutely unacceptable and I want answers.

  5. Ronny Jackson:

    The only thing the Biden Administration seems to be good at is patting itself on the back for a job horribly done. This administration left my constituents behind in Afghanistan and now they’re lying about their role in getting these four American citizens out.

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