Revoltingly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a way that provokes significant aversion or loathing
2. By means that are extremely distasteful or abhorrent
3. In a manner that causes strong disgust or repulsion

Etymology: "Revoltingly" is simply the adverb of "revolting," with the suffix "-ly" added at the end. That suffix goes back to Old English "-līce," a form of the word for "body" or "form" (in the sense of "like" or "in the manner of") that gradually wore down over the centuries into the short "-ly" we use now. Its ancestors reach back to the Proto-Germanic "-līkaz," traced further to a Proto-Indo-European root, *leyg-, meaning "body" or "form." "Revolting" itself comes from "revolt," which passed through French and Latin before reaching English, and it has come to mean "causing disgust." The adverb follows that sense: something done revoltingly is done in a way that is repellent or nauseating to those who witness it.

Synonyms: disgustingly, repulsively, abhorrently, offensively, repugnantly

Antonyms: pleasantly, agreeably, delightfully