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nail-bitingly

nail-bitingly adverb: in a nail-biting manner.

Adverb

nail-bitingly (comparative more nail-bitingly, superlative most nail-bitingly)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) In a nail-biting manner.

Forms of nail-bitingly

comparativemore nail-bitingly
superlativemost nail-bitingly

Origin of nail-bitingly

From nail-biting + -ly.

Questions about nail-bitingly

What does nail-bitingly mean?
Nail-bitingly means in a nail-biting manner.
What part of speech is nail-bitingly?
Nail-bitingly is an adverb.

Words near nail-bitingly in the dictionary

  1. nail violin
  2. nail violins
  3. nail-biter
  4. nail-biters
  5. nail-biting
  6. nail-bitingly
  7. nail-clipper
  8. nail-clippers
  9. nail-cutter
  10. nail-cutters
  11. nail-file

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