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ear-achingly

ear-achingly adverb: in such a way to cause earache.

Adverb

ear-achingly (comparative more ear-achingly, superlative most ear-achingly)

  1. In such a way to cause earache.
    • Next she began making humming noises in an ear-achingly high-pitched tone. It was like someone running their fingers along the rim of a glass.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “The Smell of Old Books”, in Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 41

Forms of ear-achingly

comparativemore ear-achingly
superlativemost ear-achingly

Questions about ear-achingly

What does ear-achingly mean?
Ear-achingly means in such a way to cause earache.
What part of speech is ear-achingly?
Ear-achingly is an adverb.

Words near ear-achingly in the dictionary

  1. ear wax
  2. ear worm
  3. ear worms
  4. ear, nose and throat
  5. ear, nose, and throat
  6. ear-achingly
  7. ear-bud
  8. ear-buds
  9. ear-drop
  10. ear-finger
  11. ear-fingers

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