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smotheringly

smotheringly adverb: in a smothering manner; oppressively.

Adverb

smotheringly (comparative more smotheringly, superlative most smotheringly)

  1. In a smothering manner; oppressively.
    • Their mother was smotheringly overprotective.

Forms of smotheringly

comparativemore smotheringly
superlativemost smotheringly

Origin of smotheringly

From smothering + -ly.

Questions about smotheringly

What does smotheringly mean?
Smotheringly means in a smothering manner; oppressively.
What part of speech is smotheringly?
Smotheringly is an adverb.

Words near smotheringly in the dictionary

  1. smotherers
  2. smotherest
  3. smothereth
  4. smotheriness
  5. smothering
  6. smotheringly
  7. smotherings
  8. Smotherman
  9. Smothermans
  10. smothers
  11. smothersome

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