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ear-splittingly

ear-splittingly adverb: in an ear-splitting way; extremely loudly.

Adverb

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

  1. in an ear-splitting way; extremely loudly.

Forms of ear-splittingly

comparativemore ear-splittingly
superlativemost ear-splittingly

Origin of ear-splittingly

From ear-splitting + -ly.

Questions about ear-splittingly

What does ear-splittingly mean?
Ear-splittingly means in an ear-splitting way; extremely loudly.
What part of speech is ear-splittingly?
Ear-splittingly is an adverb.

Words near ear-splittingly in the dictionary

  1. ear-reach
  2. ear-shattering
  3. ear-shell
  4. ear-shells
  5. ear-splitting
  6. ear-splittingly
  7. ear-spoon
  8. ear-spoons
  9. ear-tag
  10. ear-tagged
  11. ear-tagging

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