repulsively

English

Etymology

From repulsive +‎ -ly.

Adverb

repulsively (comparative more repulsively, superlative most repulsively)

1. In a repulsive manner.
   • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 174:

     I was walking up and down, putting her to sleep one evening, when I found myself treading on something most repulsively soft; and as I did so, the reptile uncoiled itself and quietly glided off the verandah.

Anagrams

• prelusively