"suffocatingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more suffocatingly [comparative], most suffocatingly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English suffocating Middle English -ly English -ly English suffocatingly From suffocating + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|suffocating|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English suffocating Middle English -ly English -ly English suffocatingly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "suffocatingly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="suffocatingly"> From suffocating + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} suffocatingly (comparative more suffocatingly, superlative most suffocatingly)
  1. In a suffocating manner, or to a degree that suffocates
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