terrible (-bly)

  • 31passable — pass|a|ble [ pæ:səbl ] adjective 1. ) satisfactory but not of high quality: The food was passable but the service was terrible. 2. ) if a road or a river is passable, it is not blocked and can be traveled on ╾ pass|a|bly adverb …

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  • 32off the hook — adj American a. excellent b. terrible The expression, heard since 2000, proba bly originated in black speech. It is some times altered to off the hizzle …

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  • 33terribly — ter•ri•bly [[t]ˈtɛr ə bli[/t]] adv. 1) in a terrible manner 2) inf extremely; very: It s terribly late. I m terribly sorry[/ex] • Etymology: 1520–30 …

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  • 34hor´ri|ble|ness — hor|ri|ble «HR uh buhl, HOR », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. causing horror; terrible; dreadful; frightful; shocking: »a horrible crime, a horrible disease. SYNONYM(S): hideous, grim, horrid. See syn. under ghastly. (Cf. ↑ …

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  • 35hor|ri|ble — «HR uh buhl, HOR », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. causing horror; terrible; dreadful; frightful; shocking: »a horrible crime, a horrible disease. SYNONYM(S): hideous, grim, horrid. See syn. under ghastly. (Cf. ↑ …

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  • 36im|preg´na|ble|ness — im|preg|na|ble1 «ihm PREHG nuh buhl», adjective. that cannot overthrown by force; able to resist attack: »an impregnable fortress. Figurative. The lawyer won his case with an impregnable argument. The terrible land of his exile loomed before him… …

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  • 37im|preg|na|ble — im|preg|na|ble1 «ihm PREHG nuh buhl», adjective. that cannot overthrown by force; able to resist attack: »an impregnable fortress. Figurative. The lawyer won his case with an impregnable argument. The terrible land of his exile loomed before him… …

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