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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(slang, vulgar) In a manner, or to a degree, capable of causing one to soil oneself in fear; terrifyingly..
I convinced myself with every passing peaceful moment that things were getting better, that the worst was over. In that, I was pants-shittingly wrong.
These guys literally tear into the house lurching toward the children with their arms maniacally in front of them — a pants-shittingly scary Night of the Living Dead reprisal that was not only hysterically antigovernment in its portrayal, but really not appropriate for any kind of movie marketed to children.
As a person who is absolutely terrified of snakes, I think I am perfectly positioned to comment on how terrifying king cobras are. The answer is pants-shittingly.
Use pants-shittingly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pants-shittingly means (slang, vulgar) In a manner, or to a degree, capable of causing one to soil oneself in fear; terrifyingly..
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I convinced myself with every passing peaceful moment that things were getting better, that the worst was over. In that, I was pants-shittingly wrong.
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