Dictionary

terrifyingly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English terrifying Middle English -ly English -ly English terrifyingly From terrifying + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a terrifying manner.
   • 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:
   • The special effects were terrifyingly realistic the first time I saw them.

Forms