abhorrently
/æbˈhɔɹ.ənt.li/
abhorrently adverb: in a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
Adverb
abhorrently (comparative more abhorrently, superlative most abhorrently)
- In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
- 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.1982 June, Texas Monthly, volume 10, number 6, page 168
Forms of abhorrently
| comparative | more abhorrently |
|---|---|
| superlative | most abhorrently |
Origin of abhorrently
From abhorrent + -ly.
Questions about abhorrently
- What does abhorrently mean?
- Abhorrently means in a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
- What part of speech is abhorrently?
- Abhorrently is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce abhorrently?
- Abhorrently is pronounced /æbˈhɔɹ.ənt.li/ (US).
Words near abhorrently in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: abhorrently (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-abhorrently.ogg.
Cite this entry: “abhorrently.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/abhorrently. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.