Horridly

Pronunciation: /ˈhɒrɪdli/

Definitions of horridly

adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb to indicate manner, degree, or frequency

Example Sentences

A1 She cooked horridly and burned the dinner.

A2 The weather turned horridly cold overnight.

B1 The movie was horridly boring, I couldn't wait for it to end.

B2 The company's financial situation deteriorated horridly after the scandal.

C1 The politician's speech was horridly offensive and caused a public outcry.

C2 The author's latest novel was critiqued as horridly derivative and lacking originality.

Examples of horridly in a Sentence

formal The weather turned horridly cold overnight, causing a sharp drop in temperatures.

informal I failed the exam horridly, I didn't even understand half of the questions.

slang She was dressed horridly, like she got dressed in the dark.

figurative The news of his betrayal hit her horridly, shattering her trust completely.

Grammatical Forms of horridly

• past tense: horrided
• plural: horridlies
• comparative: more horridly
• superlative: most horridly
• present tense: horridly
• future tense: will horridly
• perfect tense: have horridly
• continuous tense: is horridly
• singular: horridly
• positive degree: horridly
• infinitive: to horridly
• gerund: horridlying
• participle: horridlied

Origin and Evolution of horridly

First Known Use: 1583 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'horridly' originated from the Latin word 'horridus' meaning rough or bristling.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'horridly' has evolved to also convey a sense of extreme unpleasantness or disgust, in addition to its original meaning of roughness or bristling.