Certainly and Terribly

Certainly

Certainly adverb - Without any question.
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Terribly and certainly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terribly" instead an adverb "Certainly".

Nearby Words: certain, certainty

Terribly

Terribly adverb - To a great degree.

Certainly and terribly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Certainly" instead an adverb "Terribly".

Nearby Word: terrible

Both words in one sentence

  • Kill the God He wasn't a real god, just a dangerously delusional and terribly powerful alien psychic, but from the characters' power level, he certainly counts.
    Source: Kill the God
  • Beam Me Up, Scotty! From Hamlet: Queen Gertrude never said "Methinks the lady doth protest too much"; it was actually "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Which isn't terribly different but is certainly drier.
  • Video Game / Ōkami Not terribly dangerous, but certainly distracting (and a little scary the first time it happens).
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