strangledly
strangledly adverb: while or as if being strangled.
Adverb
strangledly (comparative more strangledly, superlative most strangledly)
- While or as if being strangled.
- Hammond was coughing strangledly, and wiping a bloody fleck from his cheek, where one of the fragments of the pen barrel had nicked him.1945, Cornell Woolrich, “The Fountain Pen”, in Frank Owen, editor, Fireside Mystery Book, New York, N.Y.: Lantern Press, Inc., published 1947, page 294
- He broke off strangledly and got down on his knees, holding his left arm gingerly with his right, and vomited.1951, James Jones, From Here to Eternity, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, page 608
Forms of strangledly
| comparative | more strangledly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most strangledly |
Origin of strangledly
From strangled + -ly.
Questions about strangledly
- What does strangledly mean?
- Strangledly means while or as if being strangled.
- What part of speech is strangledly?
- Strangledly is an adverb.
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