something terrible

adverb

To a great degree.

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Meanings

adverb
  1. colloquialdegreeTo a great degree.

    I pamper them babies somethin terrible.

    1999 Nov/Dec, E Annie Proulx, “The Blood Bay”, in Literary Cavalcade, volume 52, number 3, page 8
    2 more examples

    I've got the hiccups something terrible, Mom.

    1988 November 16, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes

    You see the streets have me stressed somethin' terrible.

    1994, Nas, “"One Love"”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
Cite this entry
APA

something terrible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/something%20terrible

MLA

“something terrible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/something%20terrible. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “something terrible,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/something%20terrible.

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