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soddenly

soddenly adverb: in a sodden (soaking wet) manner.

Adverb

soddenly (comparative more soddenly, superlative most soddenly)

  1. In a sodden (soaking wet) manner.
    • Mature women desired to give, provided, of course, you gave yourself first; frankly, honourably, sincerely, soddenly.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 148

Forms of soddenly

comparativemore soddenly
superlativemost soddenly

Origin of soddenly

From sodden + -ly.

Questions about soddenly

What does soddenly mean?
Soddenly means in a sodden (soaking wet) manner.
What part of speech is soddenly?
Soddenly is an adverb.

Words near soddenly in the dictionary

  1. sodded
  2. sodded off
  3. sodden
  4. soddened
  5. soddening
  6. soddenly
  7. soddenness
  8. soddens
  9. sodder
  10. soddered
  11. soddering

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