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oppressingly

oppressingly adverb: so as to oppress; with or by means of oppression; oppressively.

Adverb

oppressingly (comparative more oppressingly, superlative most oppressingly)

  1. So as to oppress; with or by means of oppression; oppressively.

Forms of oppressingly

comparativemore oppressingly
superlativemost oppressingly

Origin of oppressingly

From oppressing + -ly.

Questions about oppressingly

What does oppressingly mean?
Oppressingly means so as to oppress; with or by means of oppression; oppressively.
What part of speech is oppressingly?
Oppressingly is an adverb.

Words near oppressingly in the dictionary

  1. oppresses
  2. oppressest
  3. oppresseth
  4. oppressible
  5. oppressing
  6. oppressingly
  7. oppression
  8. Oppression Olympics
  9. oppressional
  10. oppressionism
  11. oppressionist

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