Horribly vs Excessively - What's the difference?
horribly | excessively | Related terms |
(manner) In a horrible way; very badly.
(degree, often modifying a negative adverb or adjective) To an extreme degree or extent.
(evaluative) With a very bad effect.
To an excessive degree.
In excess.
Horribly is a related term of excessively.
As adverbs the difference between horribly and excessively
is that horribly is (manner) in a horrible way; very badly while excessively is to an excessive degree.horribly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- The beginning art students displayed their horribly executed paintings with hopeful faces.
- Then everything went horribly wrong.
- The man was horribly nice, yet she still wouldn't marry him.
- 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, horrifyingly, terribly, terrifyingly * very, terribly, awfullyexcessively
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- The application form was excessively complicated.
- He smoked excessively .