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afflictingly

afflictingly adverb: in a way that causes affliction.

Adverb

afflictingly (comparative more afflictingly, superlative most afflictingly)

  1. In a way that causes affliction.

Forms of afflictingly

comparativemore afflictingly
superlativemost afflictingly

Origin of afflictingly

From afflicting + -ly.

Questions about afflictingly

What does afflictingly mean?
Afflictingly means in a way that causes affliction.
What part of speech is afflictingly?
Afflictingly is an adverb.

Words near afflictingly in the dictionary

  1. afflicter
  2. afflicters
  3. afflictest
  4. afflicteth
  5. afflicting
  6. afflictingly
  7. afflictings
  8. affliction
  9. afflictionless
  10. afflictions
  11. afflictive

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