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swollenly

swollenly adverb: in a swollen manner; bloatedly.

Adverb

swollenly (comparative more swollenly, superlative most swollenly)

  1. In a swollen manner; bloatedly.
    • […] men who grow suddenly and swollenly rich by the opportunities of public office, and by their works of shameful robbery from the helpless citizens […]1870, Edward Everett Hale, Old and new
    • I saw a tear gather at the inner corner of each eye, gather very slowly and swollenly and then run down with the precision of a tiny mechanical toy […]1960, Robert Penn Warren, All the King's Men

Forms of swollenly

comparativemore swollenly
superlativemost swollenly

Origin of swollenly

From swollen + -ly.

Questions about swollenly

What does swollenly mean?
Swollenly means in a swollen manner; bloatedly.
What part of speech is swollenly?
Swollenly is an adverb.

Words near swollenly in the dictionary

  1. swollen the ranks
  2. swollen up
  3. swollen-headed
  4. swollenin
  5. swollenins
  6. swollenly
  7. swollenness
  8. swoln
  9. swolne
  10. swoltery
  11. swomp

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