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consumedly

consumedly adverb: in a way that entirely consumes one.

Adverb

consumedly (comparative more consumedly, superlative most consumedly)

  1. In a way that entirely consumes one
    • They give every token of hating their neighbors consumedly; argal, they are going to be madly enamored of them.1860, Various, Atlantic Monthly, Volume 6, No. 38, December, 1860
    • The men took it as a huge joke, and at every pause laughed consumedly.1913, Stewart Edward White, The Land of Footprints
  2. (colloquial, dated) deucedly; extremely
    • These border rascals are apt to be restless in the dark hours, and their knives prick most consumedly sharp!1900, Samuel Rutherford Crockett, Red Axe

Forms of consumedly

comparativemore consumedly
superlativemost consumedly

Origin of consumedly

From consumed + -ly. In the sense "extremely", perhaps influenced by confoundedly and/or consummately.

Questions about consumedly

What does consumedly mean?
Consumedly means in a way that entirely consumes one.
What part of speech is consumedly?
Consumedly is an adverb.

Words near consumedly in the dictionary

  1. consumahs
  2. consumate
  3. consumation
  4. consume
  5. consumed
  6. consumedly
  7. consumeless
  8. consumer
  9. consumer base
  10. consumer bases
  11. consumer brand

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