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abhorrently

adverb

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Pronunciation: /æbˈhɔɹ.ənt.li/ / /æbˈhɑɹ.ənt.li/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English abhorrent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English abhorrently From abhorrent + -ly.

  1. In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.

    From a basic belief that dropping a nuclear bomb would be an abhorrently immoral act, the bishop has taken the next step: he has tried to make a case that there is only one right way and one wrong way to avoid nuclear catastrophe.