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Once upon a time the only fish doctor was Dr. Cod Fish whose liver oil was mysteriously, disgustfully good for puny children.

From Time Magazine Archive

They left, promising to return; "but soon forgot their benefactors," says Esquemeling, disgustfully.

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter

He paused midway in a sentence, picked the thing up and held it for a moment disgustfully between forefinger and thumb.

From Brother Copas by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

Shuddering disgustfully, the thought of a new family scandal shot through his mind: a breach-of-promise case begun by Margot against him, if he tried to escape.

From The Golden Silence by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)