horridly

Thân thiện

Her face was horridly disfigured after the accident.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a horrid manner; in a way that causes horror or shock: "horridly" describes an action done in a manner that is extremely unpleasant, dreadful, or shocking.
   • Extremely badly or unpleasantly: It can also describe something done to a severe degree of badness or offensiveness.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • The villain in the story laughed horridly. (The villain laughed in a dreadful, shocking way.)
  • The old house was horridly cold and damp. (The house was unpleasantly cold and damp to an extreme degree.)
  • He was horridly rude to the waiter. (He was extremely and offensively rude.)

Advanced Usage

• "horridly + adjective": Used to intensify an adjective, meaning "extremely" or "dreadfully."
  • The test was horridly difficult. (The test was dreadfully difficult.)
• "to behave horridly": To act in a very unpleasant or nasty manner.
  • The child behaved horridly when he didn't get his way. (The child acted very unpleasantly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Horrid (adj): Extremely unpleasant, dreadful, or causing horror.
  • It was a horrid experience.
• Horridness (n): The quality of being horrid.
  • The horridness of the crime shocked the town.

Synonyms

• Hideously: In a hideous or very ugly/shocking manner.
• Dreadfully: In a dreadful manner; extremely.
• Awfully: Very badly or unpleasantly (informal intensifier).
• Ghastly: In a ghastly or terrifying manner.

Antonyms

• Pleasantly: In a pleasant manner.
• Wonderfully: In a wonderful manner.
• Beautifully: In a beautiful manner.

Notes on Usage

"Horridly" is a strong adverb, often used for emphasis in both formal and informal contexts to describe something very negative. It is less common in everyday speech than synonyms like "awfully" or "terribly," and can sound slightly literary or old-fashioned.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a hideous manner
   • her face was hideously disfigured after the accident

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