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discomfitingly

discomfitingly adverb: in a manner that discomfits.

Adverb

discomfitingly (comparative more discomfitingly, superlative most discomfitingly)

  1. In a manner that discomfits.
    • Jae Millz was limber, Gudda Gudda monotone and T-Streets discomfitingly raw.2009 August 3, Jon Caramanica, “Pop Phenomenon, and Chairman of His Board”, in New York Times

Forms of discomfitingly

comparativemore discomfitingly
superlativemost discomfitingly

Origin of discomfitingly

From discomfiting + -ly.

Questions about discomfitingly

What does discomfitingly mean?
Discomfitingly means in a manner that discomfits.
What part of speech is discomfitingly?
Discomfitingly is an adverb.

Words near discomfitingly in the dictionary

  1. discomedusans
  2. discomfit
  3. discomfited
  4. discomfiteth
  5. discomfiting
  6. discomfitingly
  7. discomfits
  8. discomfitted
  9. discomfitting
  10. discomfiture
  11. discomfitures

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