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scoldingly

scoldingly adverb: in a scolding manner.

Adverb

scoldingly (comparative more scoldingly, superlative most scoldingly)

  1. In a scolding manner.
    • She shook her finger at him scoldingly.

Forms of scoldingly

comparativemore scoldingly
superlativemost scoldingly

Origin of scoldingly

From scolding + -ly.

Questions about scoldingly

What does scoldingly mean?
Scoldingly means in a scolding manner.
What part of speech is scoldingly?
Scoldingly is an adverb.

Words near scoldingly in the dictionary

  1. scoldest
  2. scoldeth
  3. scolding
  4. scolding stool
  5. scolding stools
  6. scoldingly
  7. scoldings
  8. scolds
  9. scolds' bridles
  10. Scole
  11. scoleces

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