Monstrously

adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a monstrous manner.

    "She went about the house in a state of real terror, and yet lied monstrously and wilfully, and invented many of the alarms she spread, and made many of the sounds we heard."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a grotesque manner wordnet
  2. 2
    in a terribly evil manner wordnet
  3. 3
    in a hideous manner wordnet

Synonyms

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grotesquelyabjectlyabominablyarrantlyatrociouslybasely

Example

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"All these traditions are monstrously outdated."

Etymology

From monstrous + -ly.

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