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terrifyingly

terrifyingly adverb: in a terrifying manner.

Adverb

terrifyingly (comparative more terrifyingly, superlative most terrifyingly)

  1. In a terrifying manner.
    • The special effects were terrifyingly realistic the first time I saw them.
    • After 'class war', we now apparently have 'location war'. If this idea is allowed to progress beyond Ms Harperson's terrifyingly one-track mind, hundreds of public organisations will have to have special quotas for Yorkshirepersons or Cornishpersons whenever a vacancy occurs.2009 July 15, “Rights for Northerners. A PC honours list. What have we done to deserve Harriet Harperson and her equality maniacs?”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Forms of terrifyingly

comparativemore terrifyingly
superlativemost terrifyingly

Origin of terrifyingly

From terrifying + -ly.

Questions about terrifyingly

What does terrifyingly mean?
Terrifyingly means in a terrifying manner.
What part of speech is terrifyingly?
Terrifyingly is an adverb.

Words near terrifyingly in the dictionary

  1. terrifier
  2. terrifiers
  3. terrifies
  4. terrify
  5. terrifying
  6. terrifyingly
  7. terrifyingness
  8. Terrigal
  9. terrigeneous
  10. terrigenous
  11. Terrill

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