horrifyingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English horrifying

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 horrifyingly

From horrifying + -ly.

Adverb

horrifyingly (comparative more horrifyingly, superlative most horrifyingly)

1. In a horrifying manner