abhorrently

English

Etymology

abhorrent +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

(US) IPA: /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, Texas Monthly (June 1982, 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.

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References

  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 4:
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