repulsively

repulsively

English

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English repulsive
English -ly
English repulsively

    From repulsive + -ly.

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    Adverb

    repulsively (comparative more repulsively, superlative most repulsively)

    1. In a repulsive manner.
      • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 174:
        I was walking up and down, putting her to sleep one evening, when I found myself treading on something most repulsively soft; and as I did so, the reptile uncoiled itself and quietly glided off the verandah.

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