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mortifyingly

mortifyingly adverb: in a mortifying manner; so as to cause great embarrassment.

Adverb

mortifyingly (comparative more mortifyingly, superlative most mortifyingly)

  1. In a mortifying manner; so as to cause great embarrassment.

Forms of mortifyingly

comparativemore mortifyingly
superlativemost mortifyingly

Origin of mortifyingly

From mortifying + -ly.

Questions about mortifyingly

What does mortifyingly mean?
Mortifyingly means in a mortifying manner; so as to cause great embarrassment.
What part of speech is mortifyingly?
Mortifyingly is an adverb.

Words near mortifyingly in the dictionary

  1. mortifies
  2. mortifiest
  3. mortifieth
  4. mortify
  5. mortifying
  6. mortifyingly
  7. mortifyings
  8. Mortimer
  9. Mortimer's Cross
  10. Mortimore
  11. Mortimores

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