terrifyingly

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adverb

In a terrifying manner.

“The special effects were terrifyingly realistic the first time I saw them.”

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Meanings

adverbterrifyingly (comparative more terrifyingly, superlative most terrifyingly)

comparative more terrifyingly · superlative most terrifyingly

  1. In a terrifying manner.

    The special effects were terrifyingly realistic the first time I saw them.

    1 more example

    After 'class war', we now apparently have 'location war'. If this idea is allowed to progress beyond Ms Harperson's terrifyingly one-track mind, hundreds of public organisations will have to have special quotas for Yorkshirepersons or Cornishpersons whenever a vacancy occurs.

    2009 July 15, “Rights for Northerners. A PC honours list. What have we done to deserve Harriet Harperson and her equality maniacs?”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2009

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
frighteninglyhorribly

Origin

From terrifying + -ly.

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APA

terrifyingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrifyingly

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terrifyingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrifyingly.

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