Critically
Critically adverb - In a critical manner.
Horribly and critically are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Horribly" instead an adverb "Critically".
Horribly
Horribly adverb - Of a dreadful kind.
Critically and horribly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Critically" instead an adverb "Horribly".
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- Not only was the film a financial bomb, which considering its limited release...could be seen as expected, but the film was critically panned as incoherent and horribly edited.
Source: Darth Wiki / Fallen Creator - While this did have the benefit of adding a whole slew of lesser-known shows, it also brought several critically-panned original shows (the nadir being Faux Pause, which was a horribly unfunny MSTing of obscure game shows).
Source: Dork Age / Television Networks
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