adv

horribly

HO-rihb-lee

adv

In a horrible or very unpleasant way; badly.

"The plan went horribly wrong."

"He was horribly injured in the crash."

How to Use Horribly

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishIn a very bad or shocking way — often used to intensify a negative outcome ("horribly wrong", "horribly injured").

Common pairings

horribly wrong horribly injured horribly disfigured

more horribly comparative, most horribly superlative

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The plan went _____ wrong.

From horrible + -ly.

visibly possibly forcibly terribly sensibly inaudibly ostensibly incredibly impossibly responsibly