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deterioratingly

deterioratingly adverb: in a manner that makes worse.

Adverb

deterioratingly (comparative more deterioratingly, superlative most deterioratingly)

  1. In a manner that makes worse.
    • In climates which operate deterioratingly upon the sheep, its good qualities can be maintained only by continued importations...1829, John S. Skinner, The American Farmer, page 266
    • Text books are frequently and deterioratingly changed and the result is that they repel the students.1970, L. D. Gupta, A new venture in education, page 54

Antonyms of deterioratingly

Forms of deterioratingly

comparativemore deterioratingly
superlativemost deterioratingly

Origin of deterioratingly

From deteriorating + -ly.

Questions about deterioratingly

What does deterioratingly mean?
Deterioratingly means in a manner that makes worse.
What part of speech is deterioratingly?
Deterioratingly is an adverb.

Words near deterioratingly in the dictionary

  1. deteriorable
  2. deteriorate
  3. deteriorated
  4. deteriorates
  5. deteriorating
  6. deterioratingly
  7. deterioration
  8. deteriorationism
  9. deteriorationist
  10. deteriorationists
  11. deteriorations

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