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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. Pat Figley:

    She’s doing horribly, she’s dropping bowls. She’s just not used to it. The one that was stolen was custom built for her.

  2. Kristin Davis:

    I really actually admire Michael Caputo for the way that Michael Caputo's handling it, i've fought a couple cases in my lifetime, and it's horribly stressful.

  3. Gary Brito:

    You don't often find truly selfless sacrifice where someone put his soldiers' welfare before his own, sgt. Cashe was horribly wounded and continued to fight to save his men.

  4. William Ja:

    For me, the interesting question is, if you believe food coma is a real phenomenon and happens not only in flies, but in mammals and people too, then it must serve some important biological function, maybe it's just for good digestion. Or maybe running around with a stomach full of food is just horribly damaging for your gut.

  5. Paul Pittman:

    Our stock is horribly depressed, we have a good business but a bad stock price.

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