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crushingly

crushingly adverb: so as to defeat overwhelmingly.

Adverb

crushingly (comparative more crushingly, superlative most crushingly)

  1. So as to defeat overwhelmingly.
  2. So as to belittle; dishearteningly.

Forms of crushingly

comparativemore crushingly
superlativemost crushingly

Origin of crushingly

From crushing + -ly.

Questions about crushingly

What does crushingly mean?
Crushingly means so as to defeat overwhelmingly.
What part of speech is crushingly?
Crushingly is an adverb.

Words near crushingly in the dictionary

  1. crushing
  2. crushing it
  3. crushing on
  4. crushing out
  5. crushingest
  6. crushingly
  7. crushingness
  8. crushings
  9. crushlike
  10. crushophile
  11. crushproof

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