hideously
adv/ˈhɪd.i.əs.li/
Etymology From Middle English hidously; equivalent to hideous + -ly.
1
In a hideous manner.
2
To an extreme degree.
- Speaking now as a condemned criminal might speak ere the drop-bolts are drawn, my story, wild and hideously improbable as it may appear, demands at least attention.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Phantom Rickshaw”, in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales, Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co., page 9:
- Pack a larger-than-normal hypochondria kit that includes sunscreen, plastic bandages and allergy pills. Such things are hard to find or hideously expensive.1994 February 20, Anne Groer, “Sunday Travel: Tips”, in The Washington Post: