revoltingly
1
7.7
- adverb
- /rɪˈvoʊltɪŋli/
:
revolventemente
- She spoke revoltingly about her classmates, showing a complete lack of respect.
Examples
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It all sounds revoltingly noisy.
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You can be revoltingly coarse at times.
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The heat in the garage and the smell, which increased revoltingly with each step, were overpowering, and in the dark, his fear left him weak.
Fiction book (1991) -
Don't suddenly become revoltingly saccharine.
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Mr. Rochester is revoltingly coarse and as ugly as sin.
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At bottom, "the sale of slaves by a leading auctioneer was ... a storytelling and physical performance" (436) that revoltingly disregarded the humanity of those being sold.
Academic text (2018) -
In case you hadn't noticed, Revenant, the mainstream press corps has been revoltingly subservient to and, overwhelmingly, credulous apologists for this terrible administration.
Blog text (18) -
The food was prepared revoltingly, leaving everyone feeling nauseated.
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The movie was revoltingly graphic, making many viewers uncomfortable.
Synonyms
126
3.5
In a very bad or shocking way
18
5.5
In a very ugly or shocking way
13
4.8
In a way that makes you feel sick or upset
6
6.8
Makes people feel shocked or disgusted
5
2.7
In a way that makes you feel bad or uncomfortable
4
7.3
In a way that makes you feel disgusted or want to throw up
3
8.2
In a very rude and cruel way
3
7.0
In a way that makes you feel very disgusted or sick
1
7.0
In a very bad and unpleasant way
1
7.2
In a way that causes strong disgust or dislike
1
8.2
In a very cruel and unfair way
1
8.6
In a way that shows strong disgust and moral disapproval
1
6.7
In a way that shows dislike or makes people feel disgusted
In a way that makes people feel very disgusted or angry
In a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust
In a way that many people find rude or offensive
In an unpleasant way, often because it tastes bad or is hard to accept
In a sharp, unpleasant way that makes your nose or throat sting
Antonyms
How Disgusting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Revoltingly comes from the verb revolt, which is related to revolve and originally had the idea of 'turning' or 'turning away'. So something 'revolting' makes you 'turn away' in disgust, and revoltingly means 'in a very disgusting way'.