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No matter how many people you kill, using a machine gun in battle is not a war crime because it does not cause unnecessary suffering; it simply performs its job horrifyingly well.
Sebastian Junger

Meaning of "horrifyingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HORRIFYINGLY

horrifyingly  [ˈhɒrɪˌfaɪɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HORRIFYINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Horrifyingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HORRIFYINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of horrifyingly in the English dictionary

The definition of horrifyingly in the dictionary is to a very great extent or degree. Other definition of horrifyingly is in a shocking or disgusting manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HORRIFYINGLY


cryingly
ˈkraɪɪŋlɪ
denyingly
dɪˈnaɪɪŋlɪ
dyingly
ˈdaɪɪŋlɪ
edifyingly
ˈɛdɪfaɪɪŋlɪ
fortifyingly
ˈfɔːtɪˌfaɪɪŋlɪ
gratifyingly
ˈɡrætɪˌfaɪɪŋlɪ
lyingly
ˈlaɪɪŋlɪ
mortifyingly
ˈmɔːtɪfaɪɪŋlɪ
mystifyingly
ˈmɪstɪˌfaɪɪŋlɪ
plyingly
ˈplaɪɪŋlɪ
pryingly
ˈpraɪɪŋlɪ
satisfyingly
ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋlɪ
scarifyingly
ˈskeərɪˌfaɪɪŋlɪ
sighingly
ˈsaɪɪŋlɪ
stupefyingly
ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪɪŋlɪ
terrifyingly
ˈterɪfaɪɪŋlɪ
tryingly
ˈtraɪɪŋlɪ
underlyingly
ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋlɪ
undyingly
ʌnˈdaɪɪŋlɪ
vyingly
ˈvaɪɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HORRIFYINGLY

horrible
horribleness
horribly
horrid
horridly
horridness
horrific
horrifically
horrification
horrified
horrifies
horrify
horrifying
horripilant
horripilate
horripilation
horrisonant
horrisonous
horror
horror film

WORDS THAT END LIKE HORRIFYINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of horrifyingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «horrifyingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HORRIFYINGLY

Find out the translation of horrifyingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of horrifyingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «horrifyingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

惊人地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

horrorosamente
570 millions of speakers

English

horrifyingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

horrifyingly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرعب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ужасающе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

horrifyingly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

horrifyingly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

horriblement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengerikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erschreckend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゾッとするほど
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

horrifyingly 한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Horrifyingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

horrifyingly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

horrifyingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयानकपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

korkutarak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terribilmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przerażająco
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

страхітливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

horrifyingly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρομακτικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

horrifyingly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

horrifyingly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

horrifyingly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of horrifyingly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HORRIFYINGLY»

The term «horrifyingly» is regularly used and occupies the 90.605 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HORRIFYINGLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about horrifyingly

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QUOTES WITH «HORRIFYINGLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word horrifyingly.
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Sebastian Junger
No matter how many people you kill, using a machine gun in battle is not a war crime because it does not cause unnecessary suffering; it simply performs its job horrifyingly well.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HORRIFYINGLY»

Discover the use of horrifyingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to horrifyingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Up Shit Creek: A Collection of Horrifyingly True Wilderness ...
Relates undeniably nasty yet hilarious anecdotes about the "groover", a special type of toilet used by river rafters
Joe Lindsay, 1997
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Horrifyingly MAD
In the horrifying tradition established by every other MAD book comes the aptly-titled Horrifyingly MAD, the ultimate satiric collection of all things ghoulish.
‎2011
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... parents. horrifying /'hDr.i.fai.irj/ ® /'hair-/ adjective very shocking: horrifying injuries/conditions/news • horrifyingly /'hrjr.i.fai.irj.li/ ® /'ho:r-/ adverb The prediction of 4 million unemployed now looks horrifyingly realistic. horror /'hDr.a'/ ® /'hair.a-/ ...
‎2008
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Elevator to Hell
Naturally, I became horrifyingly depressed by these new circumstances, in addition to being horrifyingly depressed anyway, and I'm sure Karolina would have been more concerned about my condition had she not become so horrifyingly ...
Matthew Benjamin, Benjamin Matthew, 2012
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Beat That! Cookbook
horrifyingly. delicious. recipe. s. 3 2 I - teaspoon black mustard seeds (available at Indian stores, some specialty shops and some health-food stores) pinch ground asafetida (available at Indian stores, some specialty shops and some ...
Ann Hodgman, 1999
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New York Magazine
is. powerfully,. horrifyingly. real;. on. 'Mystery,'. Inspector. Morse. is. up. to. more. than. his. usual. tricks. Above: Brian Dodd in The Boys of St. Vincent.' Below: Henry Czerny, left, and Johnny Morina. Enzo Sia taking a pizza out of I Trulli's brick ...
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Storm Breakers
They were horrifyingly inhuman—and even more horrifyingly familiar. “Lyagushki, ” Katerina said, glancing up from the wheel. “It has begun.” J .B. climbed into the cargo compartment aft of the cockpit, where Caine opened a chest bolted to the ...
James Axler, 2013
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The Construction of the Real and the Ideal in the Ancient Novel
... a Roman soldier who has accosted him on the road: 'immediately he began to pound him on his face and his hands and his sides, with his fists, his elbows, his teeth, even with a rock grabbed from the road' (9,40,2).47 Most horrifyingly of all,  ...
Michael Paschalis, Stelios Panayotakis (eds.)
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Arts of Possession: The Middle English Household Imaginary
Gathering the lost, objectified, and dead labor in capital, it becomes a horrifyingly reanimated thing, a "beseeltes Ungeheuer," a living monster that only then " begins to 'work,'" as Marx says, underscoring with scare quotes the intractability, the ...
D. Vance Smith, 2003
10
Time in Feminist Phenomenology
The events, states of affairs, and facts resulting from political interaction are therefore not simply contingent, but rather unpredictable and sometimes spectacularly or horrifyingly new. This does not mean, of course, that they are always as ...
Christina Schües, Dorothea Olkowski, Helen Fielding, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HORRIFYINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term horrifyingly is used in the context of the following news items.
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10 Most Horrifyingly Inappropriate Places to Take a Selfie (PHOTOS)
10 Most Horrifyingly Inappropriate Places to Take a Selfie (PHOTOS) · Caroline Olney. 7 hours ago Twisted · start slideshow. funeral selfie Ah, the age of the ... «The Stir, Jul 15»
2
Britain's most dangerous roundabout revealed as 33 drivers risk …
Horrifyingly one of the 33 vehicles caught in a day was a massive lorry with a trailer - carrying seven tractors. The shocking footage was ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
3
In space, no one can hear you scream at Ke$ha - StarTribune.com
Another creator gave the world likecreeper.com, whose stated purpose is to “randomly like a friend's horrifyingly old instagram.” Why? Why not? «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Ant-Man review: Hank Pym is a jerk | Polygon
Take Darren Cross' corporate infomercial on the utility of the Yellowjacket suit for horrifyingly advanced and undetectable spy work and ... «Polygon, Jul 15»
5
#SoMuchMoreThanFootball - FSView
Domestic violence is a horrifyingly common issue that we are still grappling with how to talk about. One in five American women has been a ... «Florida Flambeau, Jul 15»
6
Purdue Football: Never Too Early Season Preview
The horrifyingly bad 2-10 Illini of 2012 preceded the 1-11 Purdue team of 2013. The 4-8 Illini of '13 were similar to last year's 3-9 Boilers. «The Sports Bank, Jul 15»
7
These Guys Horrifyingly Dissected A Minion, Will You Be Able To …
What ever will people think of next!? Above Average have gruesomely gone ahead and dissected a loveable little Minion from Despicable ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
8
Gossip | Model Thalia Heffernan gets mugged in Dublin. Chronicles …
Being mugged is a horrifyingly scary and often degrading experience. It's a gross violation and it's becoming an increasingly common ... «Entertainment.ie, Jul 15»
9
Shoot and lie: Israeli forces are killing civilians with impunity
Shomer's use of live ammunition to kill an unarmed Palestinian civilian is a horrifyingly frequent occurrence. For example, on March 18, Israeli ... «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»
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5 Reasons Why the Scream TV Series Could Work | moviepilot.com
The horrifyingly ominous ringing of the phone was always a huge selling point for the franchise. Fortunately with the TV series, not only do we ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»

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