"perishingly" meaning in English

See perishingly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more perishingly [comparative], most perishingly [superlative]
Etymology: * from perishing + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|perishing|ly}} perishing + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} perishingly (comparative more perishingly, superlative most perishingly)
  1. (colloquial) extremely Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-perishingly-en-adv-BoAVKJKs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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