Repulsively

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a repulsive manner.

    "I was walking up and down, putting her to sleep one evening, when I found myself treading on something most repulsively soft; and as I did so, the reptile uncoiled itself and quietly glided off the verandah."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an offensive and hateful manner wordnet

Synonyms

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abominablyawfullydetestablydreadfullyfrightfullyhideously

Example

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"Your girlfriend is repulsively big."

Etymology

From repulsive + -ly.

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