HORRIDLY

hideously, horridly, monstrously

(adverb) in a hideous manner; “her face was hideously disfigured after the accident”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

horridly (comparative more horridly, superlative most horridly)

In a horrid manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Hor"rid*ly, adv.

Definition: In a horrid manner. Shak.

HORRID

Hor"rid, a. Etym: [L. horridus. See Horror, and cf. Ordure.]

1. Rough; rugged; bristling. [Archaic] Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn. Dryden.

2. Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; hence, very offensive. Not in the legions Of horrid hell. Shak. The horrid things they say. Pope.

Syn.

– Frightful; hideous; alarming; shocking; dreadful; awful; terrific; horrible; abominable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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