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dysphemistically

dysphemistically adverb: in a dysphemistic manner.

Adverb

dysphemistically (comparative more dysphemistically, superlative most dysphemistically)

  1. In a dysphemistic manner.
    • They then give some twenty slang expressions used dysphemistically as a designation for a house or place of residence.1933, Gerrit Albertus van Dongen, Amelioratives in English, volume 1, page 12
    Antonyms:
    euphemistically

Antonyms of dysphemistically

Forms of dysphemistically

comparativemore dysphemistically
superlativemost dysphemistically

Origin of dysphemistically

From dysphemistic + -ally.

Questions about dysphemistically

What does dysphemistically mean?
Dysphemistically means in a dysphemistic manner.
What part of speech is dysphemistically?
Dysphemistically is an adverb.

Words near dysphemistically in the dictionary

  1. dysphemia
  2. dysphemias
  3. dysphemism
  4. dysphemisms
  5. dysphemistic
  6. dysphemistically
  7. dysphemize
  8. dysphemized
  9. dysphemizes
  10. dysphemizing
  11. dysphonetic

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