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hauntingly

hauntingly adverb: in a haunting manner.

Adverb

hauntingly (comparative more hauntingly, superlative most hauntingly)

  1. In a haunting manner.

Forms of hauntingly

comparativemore hauntingly
superlativemost hauntingly

Origin of hauntingly

From Middle English hauntingli, hawntyngly, equivalent to haunting + -ly.

Questions about hauntingly

What does hauntingly mean?
Hauntingly means in a haunting manner.
What part of speech is hauntingly?
Hauntingly is an adverb.

Words near hauntingly in the dictionary

  1. haunters
  2. haunteth
  3. hauntin'
  4. haunting
  5. haunting grounds
  6. hauntingly
  7. hauntingness
  8. hauntings
  9. hauntological
  10. hauntologically
  11. hauntologist

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