horrifically
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5.8
- adverb
- /həˈrɪfɪkli/
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terriblemente
- Travel can be horrifically expensive, particularly airfare.
And it just was horrifically awful.
- And it just was horrifically awful.
- But in the absence of that, people are horrifically limited.
- I force you to go and forcing you to be a hedge fund manager is horrifically inefficient for the society.
- I think that the last one was truly and honestly and horrifically just awful.
- And I hate, I hate mint scent, but this is horrifically expired.
- I would say there is no problem so bad that some form of modest regulation can't make horrifically worse.
Examples
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We're getting better, but our team really was horrifically coached the last two seasons, and it's like reprogramming an entire unit.
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The very idea of surplus power is being revealed as a horrifically bad joke as the Middle East and northern Africa come under daily attack from several more industrialized nations.
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A billion or so will be directly and horrifically affected by rising sea levels.
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It's being done horrifically poorly here in New York State.
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How unfortunate that you got a horrifically bad couple as tenants.
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I can't for the life of me imagine how some people can be so horrifically disconnected as to say what Mourdock said.
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Even if there are some studies, it's nonsense to suggest that rape victims can't get pregnant; they can. Any implication that rape victims who got pregnant maybe weren't really raped is horrifically insensitive.
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Travel can be horrifically expensive, particularly airfare during the holiday season.
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It's being done horrifically poorly here in New York State, without any regard for quality.
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There's nothing that develops common sense faster than a horrifically bad experience on a camping trip.
Synonyms
351
1.4
To show strong feeling or degree
230
1.4
To a very great degree, often before words like cold or sad
126
3.5
In a very bad or shocking way
18
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
18
5.5
In a very ugly or shocking way
17
5.8
In a way that is very shocking, too much, or rude
12
6.0
To emphasize something, like saying very
6
5.5
In a very bad or extreme way
6
5.7
In a very strong way that makes something seem impressive
5
6.5
In a way that is very frightening or very strong to show how serious something is
2
3.9
To a very high degree
1
7.9
Very funny or easy to notice
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7.4
In a very bad or shocking way
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6.7
In a way that is very strong or extreme
Antonyms
How Extreme
Surface Forms
Morphology
horrifically = horrific (semi-transparent) = horror + ic + ally
Although the form is a regular adverbial derivation from 'horrific', the sense is often pragmatically extended as a general intensifier rather than literally 'in a horrible way', so the meaning may not be fully predictable from the base.
Etymology
Horrifically has also stretched from 'very frightening' to a strong way to say 'very' or 'extremely' in everyday speech, so people say things like 'horrifically expensive' to mean 'very expensive'. That's why horrifically can be used both for real horror and just to show a very large amount.