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whoopingly

whoopingly adverb: with a whooping noise.

Adverb

whoopingly (comparative more whoopingly, superlative most whoopingly)

  1. With a whooping noise.
    • He had a whoopingly joyful time for several miles, with his swift thoroughbred racing just behind or at the side of the big Plains animal.1976, Thomas Bailey Marquis, Keep the last bullet for yourself: the true story of Custer's last stand, page 25
  2. (degree) To a very great extent; extremely.
    • Statesmen sometimes need some whoopingly big lies to justify to themselves and their followers actions which they contemplate.1966, Leonard William Doob, Public opinion and propaganda, page 390

Forms of whoopingly

comparativemore whoopingly
superlativemost whoopingly

Origin of whoopingly

From whooping + -ly.

Questions about whoopingly

What does whoopingly mean?
Whoopingly means with a whooping noise.
What part of speech is whoopingly?
Whoopingly is an adverb.

Words near whoopingly in the dictionary

  1. whooping it up
  2. whooping swan
  3. whooping-cough
  4. whooping-crane
  5. whooping-cranes
  6. whoopingly
  7. whoopings
  8. whoopla
  9. whooplas
  10. whooplike
  11. whoops

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