Horridly

adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a horrid manner.

    "[W]hat may this meane, / That thou, dead corſe, againe in compleate ſteele, / Reuiſſits thus the glimſes of the Moone, / Making night hideous, and vve fooles of nature, / So horridely to ſhake our diſpoſition, / VVith thoughts beyond the reaches of our ſoules?"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a hideous manner wordnet

Synonyms

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hideouslyabominablyalarminglyappallinglyastoundinglyatrociously

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"[W]hat may this meane, / That thou, dead corſe, againe in compleate ſteele, / Reuiſſits thus the glimſes of the Moone, / Making night hideous, and vve fooles of nature, / So horridely to ſhake our diſpoſition, / VVith thoughts beyond the reaches of our ſoules?"

Etymology

From horrid + -ly.

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