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Horribly vs Horrifically - What's the difference?

horribly | horrifically |

As adverbs the difference between horribly and horrifically

is that horribly is in a horrible way; very badly while horrifically is in a horrific manner.

horribly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (manner) In a horrible way; very badly.
    • The beginning art students displayed their horribly executed paintings with hopeful faces.
  • (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.
  • (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, horrifyingly, terribly, terrifyingly * very, terribly, awfully

    horrifically

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a horrific manner.
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