English

Adverb

abhorrently ‎(comparative more abhorrently, superlative most abhorrently)

1. In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence. [Early 19^th century.]^[1]
   • 1982 June 1, Texas Monthly, volume 10, number 6, page 168:

     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.

Related terms

• abhor
• abhorred
• abhorrence
• abhorrency
• abhorrent
• abhorrer
• abhorrible
• abhorring

References

1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 4