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blanchingly

blanchingly adverb: in a blanching way.

Adverb

blanchingly (comparative more blanchingly, superlative most blanchingly)

  1. In a blanching way.
    • “Grotesque” is full of schoolgirls in long socks but blanchingly free of cuteness, a combination we might call Uh-Oh Kitty.2007 April 15, Sophie Harrison, “Memoirs of a Geisha’s Sister”, in The New York Times

Forms of blanchingly

comparativemore blanchingly
superlativemost blanchingly

Origin of blanchingly

From blanching + -ly.

Questions about blanchingly

What does blanchingly mean?
Blanchingly means in a blanching way.
What part of speech is blanchingly?
Blanchingly is an adverb.

Words near blanchingly in the dictionary

  1. Blanchettes
  2. Blanchetts
  3. Blanchflower
  4. blanching
  5. blanching up
  6. blanchingly
  7. blanchings
  8. Blanchland
  9. Blanchotian
  10. Blanck
  11. Blancks

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