Hideously
/ˈhɪd.i.əs.li/ adv
adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a hideous manner.
- 2 To an extreme degree.
"Speaking now as a condemned criminal might speak ere the drop-bolts are drawn, my story, wild and hideously improbable as it may appear, demands at least attention."
Adverb
- 1 in a hideous manner wordnet
Example
More examples"Speaking now as a condemned criminal might speak ere the drop-bolts are drawn, my story, wild and hideously improbable as it may appear, demands at least attention."
Etymology
From Middle English hidously; equivalent to hideous + -ly.