Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horrifically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
hor-rif-i-cal-ly
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a horrific manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English horrific Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English horrifically From horrific + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more horrifically (comparative) most horrifically (superlative)

Questions

What does horrifically mean?
In a horrific manner.
Where does horrifically come from?
Etymology tree English horrific Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English horrifically From horrific + -ally.

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