different between extremely vs horribly

English

Alternative forms

• extreamely, extreamly (obsolete)

Etymology

extreme +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ks?t?i?mli/

Adverb

extremely (comparative more extremely, superlative most extremely)

1. (degree) To an extreme degree.

Derived terms

• extremely low frequency

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:extremely

Translations

English

Etymology

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

Adverb

horribly (comparative more horribly, superlative most horribly)

1. (manner) In a horrible way; very badly.

   The beginning art students displayed their horribly executed paintings with hopeful faces.

2. (degree, often modifying a negative adverb or adjective) To an extreme degree or extent.

   Then everything went horribly wrong.

   The man was horribly nice, yet she still wouldn't marry him.

3. (evaluative) With a very bad effect.

   Horribly, as he was dying, his eyes reddened.

Usage notes

• Adjectives to which "horribly" is often applied: wrong, afraid, bad, pleased, expensive, painful, slow, sick, cold, sad, difficult, cruel, fond, long, ill, awry, funny, familiar, depressed, ashamed, dirty, true, hot, confused, hard, tired.

Synonyms

• (all senses): dreadfully, frightfully, grisly (obsolete), horrifyingly, terribly, terrifyingly
• (very; to an extreme degree or extent): very, terribly, awfully

Translations