repulsively

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English

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Etymology

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From repulsive +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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repulsively (comparative more repulsively, superlative most repulsively)

  1. In a repulsive manner.
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 174:
      I was walking up and down, putting her to sleep one evening, when I found myself treading on something most repulsively soft; and as I did so, the reptile uncoiled itself and quietly glided off the verandah.

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