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cussingly

cussingly adverb: while cussing; with the use of profane language.

Adverb

cussingly (comparative more cussingly, superlative most cussingly)

  1. While cussing; with the use of profane language.
    • Likewise, Bill Milner plays Edward as a brooding young malcontent so cussingly caustic at times that when his smile finally appears, it is like a rainbow after a long, rainy day.2009 May 15, Bruce DeMara, “Is Anybody There?: Magic realism”, in Toronto Star

Forms of cussingly

comparativemore cussingly
superlativemost cussingly

Origin of cussingly

From cussing + -ly.

Questions about cussingly

What does cussingly mean?
Cussingly means while cussing; with the use of profane language.
What part of speech is cussingly?
Cussingly is an adverb.

Words near cussingly in the dictionary

  1. cussfests
  2. Cussin
  3. cussin'
  4. cussing
  5. cussing out
  6. cussingly
  7. cussings
  8. Cussins
  9. cussless
  10. cusso
  11. Cusson

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