horribly
adv. manneradv. in a very bad, unpleasant, or shocking way. You can also use it to mean 'extremely' when you are talking about something negative.
adv. in a manner that causes horror, disgust, or extreme discomfort; also used as an intensifier for negative qualities.
The movie ended horribly.
The experiment went horribly wrong, resulting in a small fire that destroyed the laboratory equipment.
The witness described the scene horribly, providing graphic details that left the entire courtroom in a state of stunned silence.
From Middle English horribly, horribely, horribliche, horriblelyche, equivalent to horrible + -ly.
When used as an intensifier, it typically precedes the adjective it modifies (e.g., 'horribly expensive').
The food tasted horriblely.The food tasted horribly.When turning adjectives ending in '-le' into adverbs, the 'e' is replaced by 'y' rather than adding '-ly' to the full word.