adv
Meaning 1
In a disgusting manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She ate disgustingly, dropping bits of food from her open mouth.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
disgustingly
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adv
Meaning 2
To a disgusting extent or degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Top-ranking footballers are disgustingly rich.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the beggar was disgustingly filthy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: distastefully, revoltingly, sickeningly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English disgusting Middle English -ly English -ly English disgustingly From disgusting + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: агі́дна (ahídna) — in a disgusting manner
- Catalan: fastigosament — in a disgusting manner
- German: ekelhaft — in a disgusting manner
- German: widerlich — in a disgusting manner
- Hungarian: gusztustalanul — in a disgusting manner
- Polish: obrzydliwie — in a disgusting manner
- Polish: wstrętnie — in a disgusting manner
- Polish: ohydnie — in a disgusting manner
- Russian: отврати́тельно (otvratítelʹno) — in a disgusting manner
- Spanish: asquerosamente — in a disgusting manner
- Ukrainian: оги́дно (ohýdno) — in a disgusting manner