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[ adverb ] in a terrible manner

Examples

"she sings terribly"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

Well , Jerebohm and his wife Pinkie have reached the stage of affluence that stirs a longing for the more atrociously expensive rustic simplicities .

2
[ adverb ] to an extravagant or immoderate degree

Synonyms

outrageously

Examples

"atrociously expensive"

Related terms

exorbitant exorbitant

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