abhorrently

English

Etymology

abhorrent +‎ -ly

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈhɔɹ.ənt.li/, /æbˈhɑɹ.ənt.li/
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Adverb

abhorrently (comparative more abhorrently, superlative most abhorrently)

  1. In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence. [Early 19th century.][1]
    • 1982 June 1, Texas Monthly, volume 10, number 6, page 168:
      From a basic belief that dropping a nuclear bomb would be an abhorrently immoral act, the bishop has taken the next step: he has tried to make a case that there is only one right way and one wrong way to avoid nuclear catastrophe.

References
  1. “abhorrently” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
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