Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horridly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: hor-rid-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a horrid manner.

Example Sentences

"[W]hat may this meane, / That thou, dead corſe, againe in compleate ſteele, / Reuiſſits thus the glimſes of the Moone, / Making night hideous, and vve fooles of nature, / So horridely to ſhake our diſpoſition, / VVith thoughts beyond the reaches of our ſoules?"
"The Black Dwarfs wear black jackets and caps, are not handsome like the others, but on the contrary are horridly ugly, with weeping eyes, like blacksmiths and colliers."
"[…] Corporal Cornichon, walking straight up to the bar, "tutoyering" me all the time in the most horridly familiar manner, clapped me on the back, and asked me to take a glass of cognac with him."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin horridusbor. English horrid Middle English -ly English -ly English horridly From horrid + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more horridly (comparative) most horridly (superlative)

Synonyms

hideously monstrously

Questions

What does horridly mean?: In a horrid manner.
Where does horridly come from?: Etymology tree Latin horridusbor. English horrid Middle English -ly English -ly English horridly From horrid + -ly.

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