English

Adverb

something terrible

1. (degree, colloquial) To a great degree.
   • 1994, Nas, “"One Love"”, in (Please provide the title of the work):

     You see the streets have me stressed somethin' terrible.

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

     I pamper them babies somethin terrible.

Related terms

• something awful
• something bad
• something fierce
• something good