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rackingly

rackingly adverb: so as to cause suffering.

Adverb

rackingly (comparative more rackingly, superlative most rackingly)

  1. So as to cause suffering.
    • A rackingly painful disease that affects the joints and finally cripples, it is caused by an imbalance of uric acid in the system.2014, Charles L. Mee, Jr, Lorenzo de Medici

Forms of rackingly

comparativemore rackingly
superlativemost rackingly

Origin of rackingly

From racking + -ly.

Questions about rackingly

What does rackingly mean?
Rackingly means so as to cause suffering.
What part of speech is rackingly?
Rackingly is an adverb.

Words near rackingly in the dictionary

  1. racking in
  2. racking off
  3. racking one's brain
  4. racking one's brains
  5. racking up
  6. rackingly
  7. rackings
  8. rackle
  9. rackled
  10. rackles
  11. rackless

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