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atrociously

atrociously adverb: in an atrocious manner.

Adverb

atrociously (comparative more atrociously, superlative most atrociously)

  1. in an atrocious manner

Forms of atrociously

comparativemore atrociously
superlativemost atrociously

Origin of atrociously

From atrocious + -ly.

Questions about atrociously

What does atrociously mean?
Atrociously means in an atrocious manner.
What part of speech is atrociously?
Atrociously is an adverb.

Words near atrociously in the dictionary

  1. Atrius
  2. atrocha
  3. atrochae
  4. atrochrysone
  5. atrocious
  6. atrociously
  7. atrociousness
  8. atrocities
  9. atrocity
  10. atrocity porn
  11. atrogene

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