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breakingly

breakingly adverb: in a manner that breaks.

Adverb

breakingly (comparative more breakingly, superlative most breakingly)

  1. (in-compounds) In a manner that breaks.
    • back-breakingly hard work
    • a heart-breakingly sad song

Forms of breakingly

comparativemore breakingly
superlativemost breakingly

Origin of breakingly

From breaking + -ly.

Questions about breakingly

What does breakingly mean?
Breakingly means in a manner that breaks.
What part of speech is breakingly?
Breakingly is an adverb.

Words near breakingly in the dictionary

  1. breaking wheel
  2. breaking wheels
  3. breaking wind
  4. breaking with
  5. breaking with tradition
  6. breakingly
  7. breakings
  8. breakle
  9. breakless
  10. breakline
  11. breakly

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