terrifyingly
adverb
- in a way that causes extreme fear
Wiktionary
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English terrifying Middle English -ly English -ly English terrifyingly From terrifying + -ly.
- In a terrifying manner.
“The special effects were terrifyingly realistic the first time I saw them.”
“After 'class war', we now apparently have 'location war'. If this idea is allowed to progress beyond Ms Harperson's terrifyingly one-track mind, hundreds of public organisations will have to have special quotas for Yorkshirepersons or Cornishpersons whenever a vacancy occurs.”