"bottomlessly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From bottomless + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bottomless|ly}} bottomless + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} bottomlessly (not comparable)
  1. In a bottomless manner. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: depthlessly
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