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chafingly

chafingly adverb: in a way that chafes.

Adverb

chafingly (comparative more chafingly, superlative most chafingly)

  1. In a way that chafes.

Forms of chafingly

comparativemore chafingly
superlativemost chafingly

Origin of chafingly

From chafing + -ly.

Questions about chafingly

What does chafingly mean?
Chafingly means in a way that chafes.
What part of speech is chafingly?
Chafingly is an adverb.

Words near chafingly in the dictionary

  1. chafing dish
  2. chafing dishes
  3. chafing gear
  4. chafing-dish
  5. chafing-dishes
  6. chafingly
  7. chafings
  8. Chafins
  9. Chafkin
  10. Chaflin
  11. chaft

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