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/tɛ.ʁi.blə.mɑ̃/

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Translation

terribly, dreadfully, awfully

Word origin

From terrible plus the adverbial ending -ment. Terrible comes from Latin terribilis, from terrere ('to frighten').

Origin
Latin
Root
terribilis
English cognates
terrible, terror, deter

Examples

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It is terribly cold this morning.

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I miss her dreadfully.

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This book is terribly long.

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We are dreadfully late.

souffert.

The dog suffered terribly.

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This word is part of lesson 60.