Definition of HORRIBLY

horribly

Adverb

  • In a dreadful, terrible, or shocking manner.
  • of a dreadful kind

Adv

  • In a horrible way; very badly.
  • To an extreme degree or extent.
  • With a very bad effect.

Examples

  • He played HORRIBLY, making several errors that cost him the Scrabble game.
  • Horribly, as he was dying, his eyes reddened.
  • The beginning art students displayed their horribly executed paintings with hopeful faces.
  • The man was horribly nice, yet she still wouldn't marry him.
  • Then everything went horribly wrong.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English horribly, horribely, horribliche, horriblelyche, equivalent to horrible + -ly.

Scrabble Score: 16

horribly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
horribly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
horribly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

horribly: valid Words With Friends Word