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tormentingly

tormentingly adverb: in a tormenting manner.

Adverb

tormentingly (comparative more tormentingly, superlative most tormentingly)

  1. In a tormenting manner.

Forms of tormentingly

comparativemore tormentingly
superlativemost tormentingly

Origin of tormentingly

From tormenting + -ly.

Questions about tormentingly

What does tormentingly mean?
Tormentingly means in a tormenting manner.
What part of speech is tormentingly?
Tormentingly is an adverb.

Words near tormentingly in the dictionary

  1. tormentil
  2. tormentilla
  3. tormentillas
  4. tormentils
  5. tormenting
  6. tormentingly
  7. tormentingness
  8. tormentings
  9. tormentive
  10. tormentless
  11. tormentor

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