turbleadj.
Chiefly U.S. regional.
= terrible adj., terrible adv.
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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [adjective]
eislichc888
eyesfulOE
awfulc1175
smarta1200
ferlya1225
sternc1275
grisea1300
uglya1300
dreadfula1325
fell?c1335
stout1338
perilousc1380
terriblec1400
ghastfulc1449
timorous1455
epouventable1477
bedreadc1485
dreadablec1490
dreadc1540
buggisha1555
dreaded1556
monster-like1561
dire1567
scareful1567
terrifying1577
scary1582
direful1583
affrighting1592
dismal1594
affrightful1603
diral1606
tirable1607
frighting1619
scaring1641
affrighteninga1651
formidolous1656
terrific1667
terrifical1677
atrocious1733
terrorful1789
orful1845
lurid1850
terrorsome1890
turble1893
timorsome1894
like the wrath of God1936
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [adverb]
dreadlyc1175
eislichec1175
grimlyc1175
ungainlya1200
awly?c1225
grurefulliche?c1225
fiendlyc1275
dreadfullya1400
felly?c1400
awfully1487
terrible1490
terriblya1500
fearingly1556
direly1610
dismally1653
dreadful1682
formidably1685
terrifyingly1767
direfully1775
terrifically1778
terrificly1791
appallingly1825
turble1893
1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 65 Turrible... A pronunciation of terrible very common among the illiterate, and sometimes heard in the conversation of the educated.
1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous vii. 148 Jason was tur'ble praoud of his boy.
1903 K. D. Wiggin Rebecca Sunnybrook Farm xxviii. 305 It's a turrible risk splittin' up families.
1912 J. Masefield Everlasting Mercy 20 You must be turble strong.
1929 H. W. Odum in A. Dundes Mother Wit (1973) 183 Had some turrible times in France.
1966 J. Aiken Trouble with Product X vii. 123 'Tis a long pull up from the village and turble weather.
1971 Black World Apr. 67 You musta done somethin turble to aggravate me like that.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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adj.1893- i don't know what's got into me
- i don't know who
- i don't know who all
- i don't later also wouldn't know about
- i don't mind
- i don't mind if i do
- i don't mind telling you
- i don't play that
- i don't play that shit
- i don't rightly know
- i don't say this lightly
- i don't suppose?
- i don't think
- i don't use that word lightly
- i don'wouldn't know about that
- i etc born ready
- i etc could go
- i etc could murder
- i etc had as lief as
- i etc had occasionally have as lief as
- i etc never dreamed that
- i etc should be so lucky
- i etc would never dream of
- i etc would never dream of doing something
- i etc would not dream of