Distressingly
Horribly and distressingly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Horribly" instead an adverb "Distressingly".
Horribly
Horribly adverb - Of a dreadful kind.
Distressingly and horribly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distressingly" instead an adverb "Horribly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and distressingly
- very and horribly
- hard and distressingly
- hard and horribly
- badly and distressingly
- badly and horribly
- thoroughly and distressingly
- thoroughly and horribly
- severely and distressingly
- severely and horribly
- intensely and distressingly
- intensely and horribly
- passionately and distressingly
- passionately and horribly
Both words in one sentence
- Long List: Sollux has a distressingly long list of horribly embarrassing things he's done during delusional periods and mood changes.
Source: Fanfic / Brainbent - AKIRA. Before it came out, it was distressingly common to see anime films and shows targeted toward older audiences horribly Macekred so they could fit into the Animation Age Ghetto.
Source: Genre Turning Point
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