horridly

adverb

as in horribly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horridly
  1. horribly
  2. terribly
  3. dreadfully
  4. awfully
  5. horrendously
  6. appallingly
  7. sickeningly
  8. disturbingly
Adverb
  • One night, Cathy (Pugh) arrives at their doorstep, horribly beaten and seemingly unable to remember her past.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The depiction of schizophrenia on screen — especially in horror movies — has largely seen the mental health condition linked to violent and unpredictable rages, showing people when something has gone horribly wrong.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of horribly
Adverb
  • Susanna Moore is terribly important to us, more so than any of Hemingway’s gallant girls.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Nazis employed the V-2 heavily during this time, but the rocket was not terribly accurate.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • Although Yamaha has been dreadfully slow about bringing its motorcycles to India, the R2 made its global debut there this week.
    — Yamaha, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Made from 100 percent cotton, this lightweight number is extremely soft and a great option for dreadfully hot days.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dreadfully
Adverb
  • That seems awfully relevant to the idea of creating a new agency to regulate AI, which Schiff supports doing.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In Bowers, tight end Travis Kelce may be looking in the mirror at his younger self, though the soon-to-be 37-year-old has looked awfully spry himself during the first three games of the season.
    — Pete Sweeney October 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of awfully
Adverb
  • The less said about Bryan’s horrendously gauche fuchsia-and-gold dress with puffy armholes and halter neck the better.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • Too little regulation could allow the unleashing of devilish AI that might wipe us out or at least be horrendously destructive.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of horrendously
Adverb
  • West Ham are relegated, sorry Spurs survive The odds were stacked against West Ham United beating relegation yesterday and even in a year when Tottenham Hotspur plumbed appallingly abject depths, few clubs deserved it more.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • With respect to humor’s inherent subjectivity, the appallingly ugly aesthetics of the AI overwhelm any possible comedic sensibility on display.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
Definition of appallingly
Adverb
  • And yet, Paul can’t help but impose and offend, making even his expertise in home security sickeningly useless.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • The rungs were slippery with rain, and the bridge wobbled sickeningly with each step.
    — Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of sickeningly
Adverb
  • Altercations between agitated people with dementia and other residents or workers charged with caring for them are disturbingly common in long-term care facilities and private homes.
    — Jordan Rau, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • None did it quite as disturbingly, however, as Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, one of the earliest stars of the early-21st-century reality-TV revolution.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of disturbingly
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