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bitingly

bitingly adverb: in a biting manner.

Adverb

bitingly (comparative more bitingly, superlative most bitingly)

  1. In a biting manner.
    • The wind was bitingly cold.
    • She is known to be bitingly sarcastic without provocation.

Forms of bitingly

comparativemore bitingly
superlativemost bitingly

Origin of bitingly

From biting + -ly.

Questions about bitingly

What does bitingly mean?
Bitingly means in a biting manner.
What part of speech is bitingly?
Bitingly is an adverb.

Words near bitingly in the dictionary

  1. biting the biscuit
  2. biting the bullet
  3. biting the curb
  4. biting the dust
  5. biting the hand that feeds one
  6. bitingly
  7. bitingness
  8. bitings
  9. bitistatin
  10. bitki
  11. bitkis

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