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terribilmente

terribly

adverb ter-ree-beel-MEN-teh Rare

Also means

awfully

Usage Note

Terribilmente is used both as a literal intensifier ('terribly frightened': terribilmente spaventato) and as a colloquial degree adverb equivalent to 'awfully' or 'dreadfully' (terribilmente noioso — 'terribly boring'). In informal speech it functions like enormemente or tremendamente. It is formed regularly from terribile + -mente.

Examples

"Era terribilmente stanco dopo la maratona."

Natural Translation

He was terribly tired after the marathon.

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