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disgustedly

disgustedly

1 6.3
In a way that shows strong dislike and makes you feel upset
  • adverb
  • /dɪsˈɡʌstɪdli/
translation icon : con desagrado
  • "You want me to wear that?" John asked disgustedly, wrinkling his nose at the outfit.
  • said disgustedly
  • shook his head disgustedly
  • thought disgustedly

But anyway, disgustedly, I take my prize.

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Examples

  • "I can’t believe they expect me to work on a Saturday," she said disgustedly after hearing the news.

  • I stared disgustedly at my new stepbrother, Benny, sitting in the back seat of Dad's car.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • But anyway, disgustedly, I take my prize.

    Anything Goes With James English

  • "And you think I can catch them with these shoes?" Ross asked disgustedly.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • "Oh, great, another meeting," Kylona said disgustedly when she heard what had happened.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • "All shiny black and white and silver." "And plastic," said Janet disgustedly.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • At one point during the dinner, he observes disgustedly that everyone at the table is discussing religion.

    Academic text (2006)

  • "Look at that, will you?" Martin said disgustedly, tapping the drawing with his thumb.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "What's that got to do with anything?" Spivak said disgustedly, and shook his head.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The woman spat disgustedly and turned to a man in beat-up space armor.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

abhorrently
vsdisgustedly
1 8.6

In a way that shows strong disgust and moral disapproval

expresses strong personal revulsion rather than moral condemnation
distastefully
vsdisgustedly
1 6.7

In a way that shows dislike or makes people feel disgusted

expresses stronger visceral revulsion rather than mild offence

Antonyms

approvingly
7 3.4

In a way that shows approval

Surface Forms

disgustedly positive

Morphology

disgustedly = disgusted (transparent) = disgust + ed + ly

Formed regularly by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'disgusted' to create an adverb meaning 'in a disgusted manner'.

Etymology

Disgustedly comes from disgust, which first meant 'to taste bad' in old French and is tied to the idea of 'taste'. So to act disgustedly is to show that something 'tastes' bad to you — you feel a strong dislike.