heypolyglot
Italian

orribilmente

/or.ri.bilˈmen.te/adverbC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 7,603

Meaning

horribly, dreadfully

  • in a horrible, dreadful, or appalling manner
  • to an extreme and unpleasant degree; dreadfully

In a sentence

I due automobilisti sono rimasti orribilmente feriti nell'incidente.

The two drivers were horribly injured in the crash.

La stanza era arredata in modo orribilmente kitsch.

The room was furnished in a dreadfully kitsch style.

Temo che tu ti stia sbagliando orribilmente su questa faccenda.

I fear that you are dreadfully mistaken about this matter.

Usage notes

  • Formed from 'orribile' by dropping the final -e before '-mente'.

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