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tormentedly

tormentedly adverb: in a tormented manner.

Adverb

tormentedly (comparative more tormentedly, superlative most tormentedly)

  1. In a tormented manner.
    • "Ethel," he said, "I'm tormentedly in love with you. You know that, don't you?"1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 262

Forms of tormentedly

comparativemore tormentedly
superlativemost tormentedly

Origin of tormentedly

From tormented + -ly.

Questions about tormentedly

What does tormentedly mean?
Tormentedly means in a tormented manner.
What part of speech is tormentedly?
Tormentedly is an adverb.

Words near tormentedly in the dictionary

  1. Torment Nexus
  2. tormenta
  3. tormentable
  4. tormentative
  5. tormented
  6. tormentedly
  7. tormenter
  8. tormenters
  9. tormentest
  10. tormenteth
  11. tormentful

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