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fearsomely

fearsomely adverb: in a fearsome manner, or to a fearsome extent.

Adverb

fearsomely (comparative more fearsomely, superlative most fearsomely)

  1. In a fearsome manner, or to a fearsome extent
    • After supper, the men sprawled in their bunks or along the deacon-seat, and fearsomely they spat and swore, and fearsomely they lied.1967, Rober E. Pike, Tall Trees, Tough Men, published 1999, →ISBN, page 62

Forms of fearsomely

comparativemore fearsomely
superlativemost fearsomely

Origin of fearsomely

From fearsome + -ly.

Questions about fearsomely

What does fearsomely mean?
Fearsomely means in a fearsome manner, or to a fearsome extent.
What part of speech is fearsomely?
Fearsomely is an adverb.

Words near fearsomely in the dictionary

  1. fearscapes
  2. Fearses
  3. fearsome
  4. fearsome critter
  5. fearsome critters
  6. fearsomely
  7. fearsomeness
  8. fearsweat
  9. fearthought
  10. feasability
  11. feasable

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