You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
ABYSMALLY
terribly, atrociously, awfully, abominably, abysmally, rottenly
(adverb) in a terrible manner; “she sings terribly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
abysmally (comparative more abysmally, superlative most abysmally)
Very; incredibly; profoundly; to an extreme degree; dreadfully. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
A*bys"mal*ly, adv.
Definition: To a fathomless depth; profoundly. "Abysmally ignorant." G. Eliot.
ABYSMAL
A*bys"mal, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound. Geology gives one the same abysmal extent of time that astronomy does of space. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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