smolderingly
smolderingly adverb: with repressed anger or passion.
Adverb
smolderingly (comparative more smolderingly, superlative most smolderingly)
- With repressed anger or passion.
- The huge cast and crew included scene makers, hipsters, hangers-on, socialites, amphetamine-thin actress/models, black militants, the publisher Barney Rosset, the boxing champ Jose Torres, the Warhol superstar Ultra Violet, Mailer’s wife at the time — Beverly Bentley — two of his ex-wives, and a...2007 August 26, Gerald Howard, “Mailer Gets Hammered”, in New York Times
Forms of smolderingly
| comparative | more smolderingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most smolderingly |
| alternative form | smoulderingly |
Origin of smolderingly
From smoldering + -ly.
Questions about smolderingly
- What does smolderingly mean?
- Smolderingly means with repressed anger or passion.
- What part of speech is smolderingly?
- Smolderingly is an adverb.
Words near smolderingly in the dictionary
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