horridly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horridly
Adverb
  • The film follows a Bigfoot hoax that goes horribly wrong in the middle of an actual Sasquatch hot spot, leading to a chaotic struggle between the hoaxers, investigators, and a supernatural force that defies explanation.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 June 2026
  • Directed by Jean Rollin, the film centers on a first date that goes horribly wrong after the couple get lost in a sprawling cemetery.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
Adverb
  • Wonderfully and terribly, everything does happen for Maddie after her adoring bear of a husband, Jake (Eric Rahill), makes a cooking video of her that goes massively viral.
    Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Perhaps the biggest problem with this movie is that Supergirl (Helen Slater) seems terribly leisurely about her fateful mission.
    Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Adverb
  • Part slasher parody, part meta commentary on the structure of horror movies, and fully riotous, Behind the Mask is a dreadfully under-appreciated contribution to the subgenre that would have made for a terrific franchise.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
  • Especially early in its career, Hum was dreadfully misclassified as just another soft-to-loud/Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana wannabe, and remained criminally under-appreciated for its heavy/stoner-friendly Midwestern shoegaze vibes long after its breakup.
    Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 16 May 2026
Adverb
  • The catastrophies that our heroine averts are awfully small potatoes — a bulldozer running amok, an amusement park ride speeding out of control, some prankish teenagers scheming to turn the girl’s shower into a steambath.
    Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • The range-topping version of the company’s flagship SUV looks awfully similar to the Ferrari Purosangue and features a dual-motor powertrain that makes 990 hp.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 June 2026
Adverb
  • Of all the horrendous nonsense we were forced to entertain this spring, none of it was more horrendously nonsensical than the idea of people vibe-coding their own cybersecurity solutions.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • This way, the white people are exposed treating the Indigenous people horrendously — putting clothes on them, taking pictures without permission and treating them without respect.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • West Ham are relegated, sorry Spurs survive The odds were stacked against West Ham United beating relegation yesterday and even in a year when Tottenham Hotspur plumbed appallingly abject depths, few clubs deserved it more.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 25 May 2026
  • With respect to humor’s inherent subjectivity, the appallingly ugly aesthetics of the AI overwhelm any possible comedic sensibility on display.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
Adverb
  • The rungs were slippery with rain, and the bridge wobbled sickeningly with each step.
    Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The nu-metal tribute to the late right-wing activist is deeply catchy and sickeningly soppy, like Creed but a lot worse.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • The road to that disturbingly phallic Jules Rimet trophy inevitably goes through Spain, France, England, Belgium, Portugal, Croatia, Germany, and a bunch of others.
    Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
  • Henry is a very tough movie, built on disturbingly casual violence and a characterization of the title character that is uniquely bleak even by horror standards.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
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“Horridly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horridly. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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