Abominably
//əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bli// adv
adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.
"He lit a fire in the dining-room, and the chimney was damp and smoked abominably, so that when he had fed full on tinned meats he was fain to let the fire go out and to sit in his fur-lined overcoat by the becindered grate, now fast growing cold, and smoke pipe after pipe of gloomy reflection."
Adverb
- 1 in a terrible manner wordnet
- 2 in an offensive and hateful manner wordnet
Example
More examples"Skura's husband treated her abominably."
Etymology
From abominable + -ly.
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