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vilely

adverb

Definition of vilelynext
as in horribly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vilely
  1. horribly
  2. dreadfully
  3. terribly
  4. awfully
  5. appallingly
  6. horrendously
  7. sickeningly
  8. alarmingly
Adverb
  • Iryna Rybakova is horribly aware that the front line is inching toward Kramatorsk.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The show was also horribly paced, with way too many pointless instrumental spotlights that somehow managed to come across as both showy and lethargic at the same time.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of horribly
Adverb
  • Although Yamaha has been dreadfully slow about bringing its motorcycles to India, the R2 made its global debut there this week.
    — Yamaha, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Made from 100 percent cotton, this lightweight number is extremely soft and a great option for dreadfully hot days.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of dreadfully
Adverb
  • Though Lock and Fleury aren’t Darnold and Kubiak, Wednesday night’s game demonstrated that Seattle is not interested in making terribly many overarching changes from last year’s general offensive approach.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The other might be the terribly limited prospects of people like Miguelito living in Chivilcoy, a town outside Buenos Aires, where the two latter parts of the film is set.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • So Tesla was claiming to get awfully close to that, match its top speed of about 256 mph (412 km/h), and deliver 621 miles (1,000 km) of range for a tenth of the price.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Or else, things will start looking awfully familiar around here again on defense.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of awfully
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
Definition of appallingly
Adverb
  • The less said about Bryan’s horrendously gauche fuchsia-and-gold dress with puffy armholes and halter neck the better.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • Too little regulation could allow the unleashing of devilish AI that might wipe us out or at least be horrendously destructive.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of horrendously
Adverb
  • And yet, Paul can’t help but impose and offend, making even his expertise in home security sickeningly useless.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • The rungs were slippery with rain, and the bridge wobbled sickeningly with each step.
    — Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of sickeningly
Adverb
  • United were alarmingly impotent in a way which, even now, is strange to see and damaging for a head coach’s reputation.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In the span of less than a week this July, surgeons at a Southern California hospital raced to save the lives of two women suffering from alarmingly similar brain hemorrhages.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of alarmingly
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