# horribly

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈhɒɹɪbli/ · frequency rank #15,188

## Definitions
1. In a horrible way; very badly.
2. To an extreme degree or extent.
3. With a very bad effect.

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

## Easily confused with
- **horrible** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horrible-vs-horribly)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hhorribly`, `horibly`, `horirbly`, `horrbily`, `horribbly`, `horriblly`, `horriblyy`, `horribyl`, `horrilby`, `hroribly`, `ohrribly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/horribly