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screamingly

screamingly adverb: while screaming, or as if screaming.

Adverb

screamingly (comparative more screamingly, superlative most screamingly)

  1. While screaming, or as if screaming
    • The wind howled screamingly.
    • "For Haughley Junction, we are talking of rising cost estimates from £15m to £30m - that's loose change in rail terms. I do think that with regard to the spending taps being loosened by the DfT, it would be good to convert projects like this. Ely North Junction is another that is screamingly...2020 April 22, Richard Clinnick, “"We are feeling positive"”, in Rail, page 62
  2. (informal) So as to cause great hilarity.
    • a screamingly funny joke
  3. (slang) To a great degree.
    • a screamingly boring lecture

Forms of screamingly

comparativemore screamingly
superlativemost screamingly

Origin of screamingly

From screaming + -ly.

Questions about screamingly

What does screamingly mean?
Screamingly means while screaming, or as if screaming.
What part of speech is screamingly?
Screamingly is an adverb.

Words near screamingly in the dictionary

  1. screaming snake case
  2. screaming trots
  3. screaming, crying, throwing up
  4. SCREAMING`lowbar`SNAKE`lowbar`CASE
  5. screamingest
  6. screamingly
  7. screamings
  8. screamlike
  9. screamo
  10. screams
  11. screams bloody murder

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