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cripplingly

cripplingly adverb: in a way that cripples, or is crippling.

Adverb

cripplingly (comparative more cripplingly, superlative most cripplingly)

  1. In a way that cripples, or is crippling.
    • Arab leaders remain cripplingly divided […].2009 January 18, Robert F. Worth, “Why the Arabs Splinter Over Gaza”, in The New York Times

Forms of cripplingly

comparativemore cripplingly
superlativemost cripplingly

Origin of cripplingly

From crippling + -ly.

Questions about cripplingly

What does cripplingly mean?
Cripplingly means in a way that cripples, or is crippling.
What part of speech is cripplingly?
Cripplingly is an adverb.

Words near cripplingly in the dictionary

  1. cripplers
  2. cripples
  3. cripplesome
  4. crippleware
  5. crippling
  6. cripplingly
  7. cripplings
  8. cripply
  9. Cripps
  10. Cripps question
  11. crippunk

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