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repugnantly
adverb
uk /rɪˈpʌɡ.nənt.li/ us /rɪˈpʌɡ.nənt.li/
in a way that is very unpleasant and causes a feeling of disgust(= strong disapproval and dislike):
A number of repugnantly sexist and racist tweets were exposed by the press.
There was a repugnantly hostile atmosphere among the fans, and it felt as if violence could break out at any time.
The system that was so repugnantly promoted in the country has finally been removed.
In the story, he is a repugnantly ugly character but with a heart of gold.
The country was ruled by a repugnantly vile dictator.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Serious and unpleasant
abominable
abominably
abysmal
abysmally
apocalyptic
fraught
frightful
from hellidiom
fun
ghastliness
not be all fun and gamesidiom
noxiously
objectionable
objectionably
odious
unpleasantness
unpretty
unspeakable
unspeakably
unsupportable
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