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slaughteringly

slaughteringly adverb: so as to slaughter.

Adverb

slaughteringly (not comparable)

  1. So as to slaughter.

Origin of slaughteringly

From slaughtering + -ly.

Questions about slaughteringly

What does slaughteringly mean?
Slaughteringly means so as to slaughter.
What part of speech is slaughteringly?
Slaughteringly is an adverb.

Words near slaughteringly in the dictionary

  1. slaughterhalls
  2. slaughterhouse
  3. slaughterhouses
  4. slaughteries
  5. slaughtering
  6. slaughteringly
  7. slaughterings
  8. slaughterless
  9. slaughterline
  10. slaughterlines
  11. slaughterman

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