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soakingly

soakingly adverb: to the point of soaking; imparting extreme wetness.

Adverb

soakingly (comparative more soakingly, superlative most soakingly)

  1. To the point of soaking; imparting extreme wetness.
    • The temperature at noon had risen to 33 deg., and everything was more soakingly wet than ever, if that was possible.1910, Charles Turley, The Voyages of Captain Scott
    • There are people who even in this enlightened age vegetate upon the face of the earth and know not these things, and a very great many more who do not know that they ought to select a soakingly wet day to appreciate the Falls of Niagara at their highest value.1902, Harry Furniss, The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2)

Forms of soakingly

comparativemore soakingly
superlativemost soakingly

Origin of soakingly

From soaking + -ly.

Questions about soakingly

What does soakingly mean?
Soakingly means to the point of soaking; imparting extreme wetness.
What part of speech is soakingly?
Soakingly is an adverb.

Words near soakingly in the dictionary

  1. soaking
  2. soaking away
  3. soaking in
  4. soaking up
  5. soaking wet
  6. soakingly
  7. soakings
  8. soaks
  9. soaks away
  10. soaks in
  11. soaks up

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