blazingly

blazingly (comparative more blazingly, superlative most blazingly)

more blazingly (comparative)
most blazingly (superlative)

There was no way that the two officers in the car could not have seen the bizarre, blazingly lit scene before them.

1988 September 9, John Schultz, “The Siege of '68”, in Chicago Reader:

a blazingly fast pace


insightfully

en-adv

insightfully (comparative more insightfully, superlative most insightfully)

more insightfully (comparative)
most insightfully (superlative)


understatedly

understatedly (comparative more understatedly, superlative most understatedly)

more understatedly (comparative)
most understatedly (superlative)


presidentially

presidentially (comparative more presidentially, superlative most presidentially)

more presidentially (comparative)
most presidentially (superlative)


tribally

tribally (comparative more tribally, superlative most tribally)

more tribally (comparative)
most tribally (superlative)

2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Alfred A. Knopf (2001), page 10,
Given all my aunts and uncles (and a couple more on my father's side), my cousins numbered almost a hundred; and since the family, for the most part, was centered in London (though there were far-flung American, Continental, and South African branches), we would all meet frequently, tribally, on family occasions.


unsettlingly

unsettlingly (comparative more unsettlingly, superlative most unsettlingly)

more unsettlingly (comparative)
most unsettlingly (superlative)


forgivably

forgivably (comparative more forgivably, superlative most forgivably)

more forgivably (comparative)
most forgivably (superlative)


tinnily

tinnily (comparative more tinnily, superlative most tinnily)

more tinnily (comparative)
most tinnily (superlative)


sportily

sportily (comparative more sportily, superlative most sportily)

more sportily (comparative)
most sportily (superlative)


snakily

snakily (comparative more snakily, superlative most snakily)

more snakily (comparative)
most snakily (superlative)


unenthusiastically

unenthusiastically (comparative more unenthusiastically, superlative most unenthusiastically)

more unenthusiastically (comparative)
most unenthusiastically (superlative)

In an unenthusiastic way; without enthusiasm.


sinuously

sinuously (comparative more sinuously, superlative most sinuously)

more sinuously (comparative)
most sinuously (superlative)

"Yeah", agreed Fern Williams, her arm curved sinuously around LaFlora's bare midriff section.

1980 August 2, Andrea F. Loewenstein, “Random Lust”, in Gay Community News, page 14:


sinlessly

sinlessly (comparative more sinlessly, superlative most sinlessly)

more sinlessly (comparative)
most sinlessly (superlative)


referentially

referentially (comparative more referentially, superlative most referentially)

more referentially (comparative)
most referentially (superlative)


frothily

frothily (comparative more frothily, superlative most frothily)

more frothily (comparative)
most frothily (superlative)

Beer cascaded frothily over the side of the glass.


unimpeachably

unimpeachably (comparative more unimpeachably, superlative most unimpeachably)

more unimpeachably (comparative)
most unimpeachably (superlative)

They are square, neat boxes with wooden sides all round, and have unimpeachably satisfactory seats.

1929, Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front:

But Warner still flinches at being called a poet, because she detects in the term an insinuation that her sensibility is too literary to be unimpeachably hip-hop.

2023 August 20, Kelefa Sanneh, “Noname’s Ambivalent, Triumphant Comeback”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN:


coercively

coercively (comparative more coercively, superlative most coercively)

more coercively (comparative)
most coercively (superlative)


uncontestably

uncontestably (comparative more uncontestably, superlative most uncontestably)

more uncontestably (comparative)
most uncontestably (superlative)


midstride

AS Mr. Florsheim paces around his hotel room, he stops midstride […].

2007 June 24, Ron Stodghill, “The Florsheims, Back in Their Own Shoes”, in New York Times:


midstretch

Ridden by Garrett Gomez, he collared Hard Spun in midstretch and drew away with surprising ease […].

2007 August 6, Bill Finley, “Any Given Saturday Outruns His Top Rivals to Win the Haskell”, in New York Times:

(sports, often with "in") In the middle of the stretch of a race


paranormally

paranormally (comparative more paranormally, superlative most paranormally)

more paranormally (comparative)
most paranormally (superlative)


sharpish

You'd better mend your ways sharpish!


metallically

metallically (comparative more metallically, superlative most metallically)

more metallically (comparative)
most metallically (superlative)

The stone clanged metallically as it dropped into the bucket.


microbially

The corrosion was microbially induced.

(sciences) By means of or in relation to microbes


midsentence

“At least I believe in something! You’re nothing but a typical godless American with no values and . . .” Chad interrupted midsentence: “You don’t like the way I am?[…]”

2001, Sherwyn P. Morreale, Brian H. Spitzberg, J. Kevin Barge, Human Communication: Motivation, Knowledge, & Skills, Annotated Instructor’s Edition, Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, →ISBN, page 265:

With Juju Jackson there was never a warning or an explanation. Jackson could pull a gun or a knife, shoot and maim someone midsentence during a conversation that seemed perfectly reasonable, even pleasant.

2016, John Clarkson, Bronx Requiem, New York, N.Y.: Minotaur Books, →ISBN, page 165:

Stop someone midsentence if he or she is in your presence or write if he or she is not. These throwaway lines about age are detrimental and damaging.

2018, Alan Weiss, “Forgiveness Is Not Easier Than Simply Appropriating Permission”, in Threescore and More: Applying the Assets of Maturity, Wisdom, and Experience for Personal and Professional Success, New York, N.Y.: Bibliomotion, Inc./Routledge, →ISBN, page 112:


denotationally

In a denotational manner; concerning denotation.


preconsonantally

Immediately preceding a consonant or consonant sound.


ayurvedically

But short of a yogamentalist, few men would wear giant palazzo pants made of 100 percent extra-organic sustainable cotton that has probably been put through the digestive tract of an ayurvedically certified elephant and bleached by pure Buddhist thought.

2009 January 29, David Colman, “Yoga and the Missing Boutique”, in New York Times:

As a practitioner of Ayurveda; in an Ayurvedic way.


postconsonantally

Following or occurring after a consonant


preemptively

preemptively (comparative more preemptively, superlative most preemptively)

more preemptively (comparative)
most preemptively (superlative)


gallingly

gallingly (comparative more gallingly, superlative most gallingly)

more gallingly (comparative)
most gallingly (superlative)


unclassifiably

unclassifiably (comparative more unclassifiably, superlative most unclassifiably)

more unclassifiably (comparative)
most unclassifiably (superlative)


experientially

And while cellphones are at least experientially related to the land line, and e-mail feels tangentially related to the fax, texting is simultaneously a throwback to the telegraph and a harbinger of a new age.

2007 July 12, Lisa Belkin, “Let’s Talk. Let Me Outline the Ways.”, in New York Times:


determinately

determinately (comparative more determinately, superlative most determinately)

more determinately (comparative)
most determinately (superlative)

If ‘aardvark lover’ has that syntactic structure, then it determinately means “lover of aardvarks.

2007 August 15, Wayne A. Davis, “Replies to Green, Szabó, Jeshion, and Siebel”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 137, number 3, →DOI:


explanatorily

If they were, we would have a theory just as explanatorily bankrupt as disjunctivism.

2007 July 10, Jeffrey Dunn, “The obscure act of perception”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 139, number 3, →DOI:

In saying that a reality is metaphysically ultimate, we say that its existence is explanatorily the most basic fact, that it is deepest, most fundamental in the nature of things; […]

2009, J. L. Schellenberg, The Will to Imagine: a justification of skeptical religion, page 31:

With regard to explanation, or explanatory power.


commandingly

And yet, somehow, did Ahab—in his own proper self, as daily, hourly, and every instant, commandingly revealed to his subordinates,—Ahab seemed an independent lord […]

1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:

She could see it all so clearly, so commandingly, when she looked: it was when she took her brush in hand that the whole thing changed.

1927 May, Virginia Woolf, chapter 4, in To the Lighthouse (Uniform Edition of the Works of Virginia Woolf), new edition, London: Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, […], published 1930, →OCLC, part I (The Window), page 34:

“Delightful idea,” said Lady Partridge. […] / “It is, I believe, an irresistible one,” said Lipscomb, laying his left hand commandingly on the table.

2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 5, in The Line of Beauty […], 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

“I ordered for the table,” she says, commandingly.

2007 June 20, Katharine Q. Seelye, “Former First Couple mimics TV’s former First Couple”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:


proximally

proximally (comparative more proximally, superlative most proximally)

more proximally (comparative)
most proximally (superlative)

A horticulturalist might know that scarlet pimpernels always close up before rain without having any idea whether it is increasing moisture levels, […] or whatever, that they are proximally responding to.

2008 April 19, C. S. Jenkins, Daniel Nolan, “Backwards explanation”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 1, →DOI:

(of causation) Immediately; most directly

(medicine) In the proximal direction: reverse of distally


interconsonantally

Existing or occurring between consonants.


oop

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(regional) Pronunciation spelling of up.


psychedelically

psychedelically (comparative more psychedelically, superlative most psychedelically)

more psychedelically (comparative)
most psychedelically (superlative)

Iraq may be turning into a quagmire and civil war like Vietnam, but the current war has not inspired talk of generationwide rebellion (perhaps because there’s no draft to pit young against old) or any colorful, psychedelically defiant counterculture.

2007 January 2, Jon Pareles, “Pop Music and the War: The Sound of Resignation”, in New York Times:


disquietingly

disquietingly (comparative more disquietingly, superlative most disquietingly)

more disquietingly (comparative)
most disquietingly (superlative)


artefactually

artefactually (comparative more artefactually, superlative most artefactually)

more artefactually (comparative)
most artefactually (superlative)


congressionally

But the 15-member Shadow Wolves unit, part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is recruiting members to reach the congressionally authorized complement of 21.

2007 March 7, Randal C. Archibold, “In Arizona Desert, Indian Trackers vs. Smugglers”, in New York Times:

By a congress; often specifically by the United States Congress


felicifically

felicifically (comparative more felicifically, superlative most felicifically)

more felicifically (comparative)
most felicifically (superlative)


unskeptically

unskeptically (comparative more unskeptically, superlative most unskeptically)

more unskeptically (comparative)
most unskeptically (superlative)


unsceptically

unsceptically (comparative more unsceptically, superlative most unsceptically)

more unsceptically (comparative)
most unsceptically (superlative)


orgasmically

orgasmically (comparative more orgasmically, superlative most orgasmically)

more orgasmically (comparative)
most orgasmically (superlative)


crispily

crispily (comparative more crispily, superlative most crispily)

more crispily (comparative)
most crispily (superlative)

Lightly spray the parchment paper with cooking spray and then spread the yams/potatoes out in a single layer. Don't cram them in — they won't cook as crispily and they'll take longer.

2009, Carolyn Dean, L. Christine Wheeler, IBS Cookbook For Dummies, page 110:


claustrophobically

claustrophobically (comparative more claustrophobically, superlative most claustrophobically)

more claustrophobically (comparative)
most claustrophobically (superlative)


interpretively

interpretively (comparative more interpretively, superlative most interpretively)

more interpretively (comparative)
most interpretively (superlative)


engrossingly

engrossingly (comparative more engrossingly, superlative most engrossingly)

more engrossingly (comparative)
most engrossingly (superlative)


hormonally

hormonally (comparative more hormonally, superlative most hormonally)

more hormonally (comparative)
most hormonally (superlative)


diaristically

diaristically (comparative more diaristically, superlative most diaristically)

more diaristically (comparative)
most diaristically (superlative)


residentially

a residentially dispersed ethnic population

The district did not develop residentially to the extent expected, however, and about 1909 the passenger service was withdrawn.

1944 May and June, “The Why and the Wherefore: L.N.E.R. Edmonton-Cheshunt Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 192:


unsentimentally

unsentimentally (comparative more unsentimentally, superlative most unsentimentally)

more unsentimentally (comparative)
most unsentimentally (superlative)


facultatively

facultatively (comparative more facultatively, superlative most facultatively)

more facultatively (comparative)
most facultatively (superlative)


treasonably

treasonably (comparative more treasonably, superlative most treasonably)

more treasonably (comparative)
most treasonably (superlative)


goofily

goofily (comparative more goofily, superlative most goofily)

more goofily (comparative)
most goofily (superlative)


motivationally

motivationally (comparative more motivationally, superlative most motivationally)

more motivationally (comparative)
most motivationally (superlative)


toxically

toxically (comparative more toxically, superlative most toxically)

more toxically (comparative)
most toxically (superlative)

To disguise their attention deficit disorder, the toxically successful often develop a persona, a social image they project […]

2002, Paul Pearsall, Toxic Success: How to Stop Striving and Start Thriving, page 158:


stratospherically

stratospherically (comparative more stratospherically, superlative most stratospherically)

more stratospherically (comparative)
most stratospherically (superlative)

It is no coincidence that when chefs Bocuse and Vergé organised a stratospherically expensive Mediterranean cruise […] they called on the skills of their friend Lenôtre to produce Bocuse's legendary truffle soup.

2009 January 12, Tom Jaine, “Gaston Lenôtre”, in The Guardian:

In a stratospheric manner, or to a stratospheric degree

(meteorology) By way of or in regard to the stratosphere


synchronically

A story, a science fiction film, or, in fact, a scientific theory, can thus be positioned at a higher and later turning of the spiral, diachronically, but synchronically it can be a performance of a pattern or theme.

1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 188:

In particular, risks can pile up not only synchronically, as in multi premise deductions, but also diachronically, when a subject extends her knowledge by competent deduction from just one premise.

2007 September 29, Maria Lasonen-Aarnio, “Single premise deduction and risk”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 141, number 2, →DOI:


unrelievedly

unrelievedly (comparative more unrelievedly, superlative most unrelievedly)

more unrelievedly (comparative)
most unrelievedly (superlative)

In the review, which appeared in the Literary Review of Canada, Mr. Black wrote, “she would have to write something unrelievedly terrible before I could bring myself to write anything negative about it.”

2007 January 8, Christopher Mason, “Conrad Black Twits an Author, Then Makes News by Apologizing”, in New York Times:


midmarket

midmarket (comparative more midmarket, superlative most midmarket)

more midmarket (comparative)
most midmarket (superlative)

towards the middle class share of the market.


sheerly

sheerly (comparative more sheerly, superlative most sheerly)

more sheerly (comparative)
most sheerly (superlative)

From Middle English schyrly, equivalent to sheer + -ly.

On a sheerly technical plane, the projections used for the backgrounds were very effective, particularly in the third act, where a sunset faded most convincingly.

1988 October 21, George Grass, “WagnerVision”, in Chicago Reader:

The pit dropped sheerly from my feet, but a little way along, the rubbish afforded a practicable slope to the summit of the ruins.

1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 238:


piecewise

One could even do the recount piecewise, starting with the most questionable regions.

2006 August 13, “LETTERS; Practical Method for Mexican Vote Recount”, in Los Angeles Times:

In terms or by means of pieces; a piece at a time.

automatic reconstruction of accurate, concise, piecewise smooth surface models from scattered range data

1994 July 24, Hugues Hoppe, Tony DeRose, Tom Duchamp, Mark Halstead, Hubert Jin, John McDonald, Jean Schweitzer, Werner Stuetzle, “Piecewise smooth surface reconstruction”, in Proceedings of the 21st annual conference on Computer graphics and interactive techniques (SIGGRAPH '94), New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 295–302:

theory of piecewise differentiable functions and, specifically, piecewise differentiable equations

2012, Stefan Scholtes, Introduction to Piecewise Differentiable Equations (SpringerBriefs in Optimization), New York: Springer, →ISBN:

piecewise linear model which can serve as the base of any other

2013 March 9, Domine Leenaerts, Wim M. G. van Bokhoven, Piecewise Linear Modeling and Analysis, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN:

(mathematics) Throughout separate parts, but not necessarily throughout the whole

paloittain

mathematics: throughout separate parts but not necessarily throughout the whole


cloudlessly

cloudlessly (comparative more cloudlessly, superlative most cloudlessly)

more cloudlessly (comparative)
most cloudlessly (superlative)

She wondered if it could be, indeed, a cloudlessly happy life, when it was free from all emotion and all agitation...

1891, Margeret Moule, “Catherine Maidment's Burden”, in Charles Dickens, editor, All the Year Round:


nonclassically

In a nonclassical manner; not classically


nonenzymatically

In a nonenzymatic manner; not enzymatically


noncooperatively

noncooperatively (comparative more noncooperatively, superlative most noncooperatively)

more noncooperatively (comparative)
most noncooperatively (superlative)

In a noncooperative manner; not cooperatively; uncooperatively


nonperturbatively

In a nonperturbative manner; not perturbatively


photolithographically

In terms of, or by means of, photolithography.


facefirst

Fejes was thrown facefirst to the snow and remained down for several minutes but walked off the course on his own.

2007 January 28, Matt Higgins, “Hoping That X Games Can Turn White Into Green”, in New York Times:

Violently forward, with one's face foremost.


extensionally

As a consequence of these two points, the burden would seem to be on the proponent of (MM) to defend the position that the two modalities are in fact extensionally equivalent, and only notionally distinct.

2008 January 3, Anand Vaidya, “Modal Rationalism and Modal Monism”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 2, →DOI:


intersubjectively

intersubjectively (comparative more intersubjectively, superlative most intersubjectively)

more intersubjectively (comparative)
most intersubjectively (superlative)

This brings us to the problem of names which are intersubjectively associated with certain characteristics (non-semantically so, of course).

2006 November 22, Arvid Båve, “A pragmatic defense of Millianism”, in Philosophical Studies, →DOI:

(philosophy) In an intersubjective way; between or among multiple subjects


impermissibly

impermissibly (comparative more impermissibly, superlative most impermissibly)

more impermissibly (comparative)
most impermissibly (superlative)

The laws have been resisted and challenged by Democrats who argue that they exaggerate the dangers and incidence of voter fraud while impermissibly sacrificing voter access.

2007 September 26, Linda Greenhouse, “Justices Agree to Hear Case About Voter ID Laws”, in New York Times:

(chiefly law) In a way or to an extent that is not permissible.


iconically

iconically (comparative more iconically, superlative most iconically)

more iconically (comparative)
most iconically (superlative)

THE obvious novelty of Clint Eastwood ’s “Letters From Iwo Jima” is that this quintessentially — you might even say iconically — American filmmaker has made a World War II movie from the Japanese perspective.

2007 January 7, A. O. Scott, “Surrender and Survival in the Crucible of Battle”, in New York Times:


geekily

geekily (comparative more geekily, superlative most geekily)

more geekily (comparative)
most geekily (superlative)

"The Winner” is set in 1994, with geekily perfect attention to costumes, settings and references like “Herman’s Head” and “Wings.”

2007 March 3, Virginia Heffernan, “Buffalo. 1994. It Writes Itself.”, in New York Times:


intensionally

intensionally (comparative more intensionally, superlative most intensionally)

more intensionally (comparative)
most intensionally (superlative)

Indeed the whole point of Aristotle’s example of truth depending on being was that the truth of the proposition and the existence of the man are intensionally equivalent, yet there is an asymmetry of dependence.

2008 August 13, Jonathan Schaffer, “Truthmaker commitments”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 141, number 1, →DOI:

A term is treated either extensionally as a class of objects or intensionally as a set of properties. The ‘intent’ of the term ‘dog’ includes all the properties that are included in the intent of ‘mammal’. The intensional treatment of ‘dogs are mammals’ interprets this sentence as true because the semantic interpretation of the subject is a superset of the interpretation of the predicate. On the extensional treatment of the sentence, however, the sentence is true because the interpretation of the subject (the class of dogs) is a subset of the interpretation of the predicate (the set of mammals).

2011 July 20, Edwin Mares, “Propositional Function”, in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, retrieved 2012-07-15:


fulltime

One of the advantages of the Port of Newcastle is that it's within easy commuting distance of Toronto for those who want to be near their boat fulltime.

2009 January 24, Tracy Hanes, “Marinas and docks aren't just for sailors anymore”, in Toronto Star:


avuncularly

avuncularly (comparative more avuncularly, superlative most avuncularly)

more avuncularly (comparative)
most avuncularly (superlative)


perturbatively

perturbatively (comparative more perturbatively, superlative most perturbatively)

more perturbatively (comparative)
most perturbatively (superlative)


phonily

phonily (comparative more phonily, superlative most phonily)

more phonily (comparative)
most phonily (superlative)

Or in the 70s without its being a case in point that our need for nostalgia had, after the coming and going of scads of phonily rustic eateries, really reached absurd proportions.

1988 December 23, Gary Houston, “The Beginning of the End”, in Chicago Reader:


unglamorously

unglamorously (comparative more unglamorously, superlative most unglamorously)

more unglamorously (comparative)
most unglamorously (superlative)


preventively

On Iran, Biden said Washington will strive to act preventively and avoid having to choose between the risks of war and the dangers of inaction.

2009 February 8, “Biden says U.S. ready to talk but remains prepared to act”, in Toronto Star:


diagenetically

diagenetically (comparative more diagenetically, superlative most diagenetically)

more diagenetically (comparative)
most diagenetically (superlative)


hexagonally

hexagonally (comparative more hexagonally, superlative most hexagonally)

more hexagonally (comparative)
most hexagonally (superlative)


inducibly

inducibly (comparative more inducibly, superlative most inducibly)

more inducibly (comparative)
most inducibly (superlative)


homoerotically

homoerotically (comparative more homoerotically, superlative most homoerotically)

more homoerotically (comparative)
most homoerotically (superlative)


litotically

litotically (comparative more litotically, superlative most litotically)

more litotically (comparative)
most litotically (superlative)


recombinantly

recombinantly (comparative more recombinantly, superlative most recombinantly)

more recombinantly (comparative)
most recombinantly (superlative)

One of the first examples of the immunogenicity of recombinantly derived antibodies was with murine anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (OKT3) used in the induction of immunosupression after organ transplantation.

2002, Gilbert S. Banker, Christopher T. Rhodes, Modern Pharmaceutics, 4th edition, Informa Health Care, →ISBN, page 699:


oxymoronically

oxymoronically (comparative more oxymoronically, superlative most oxymoronically)

more oxymoronically (comparative)
most oxymoronically (superlative)

Rushdie oxymoronically notes that Hobson-Jobson ‘can be wonderfully imprecise at times’ (1985: 82).

2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 486:


artisanally

artisanally (comparative more artisanally, superlative most artisanally)

more artisanally (comparative)
most artisanally (superlative)


percussively

percussively (comparative more percussively, superlative most percussively)

more percussively (comparative)
most percussively (superlative)


punishingly

punishingly (comparative more punishingly, superlative most punishingly)

more punishingly (comparative)
most punishingly (superlative)

punishingly hot weather


recidivistically

recidivistically (comparative more recidivistically, superlative most recidivistically)

more recidivistically (comparative)
most recidivistically (superlative)


averagely

averagely (comparative more averagely, superlative most averagely)

more averagely (comparative)
most averagely (superlative)


Cantorianly

Cantorianly (comparative more Cantorianly, superlative most Cantorianly)

more Cantorianly (comparative)
most Cantorianly (superlative)

(rare) In a Cantorian manner; according to Cantor's theories or writings.


bruisingly

bruisingly (comparative more bruisingly, superlative most bruisingly)

more bruisingly (comparative)
most bruisingly (superlative)


Dickensianly

Dickensianly (comparative more Dickensianly, superlative most Dickensianly)

more Dickensianly (comparative)
most Dickensianly (superlative)


pulchritudinously

pulchritudinously (comparative more pulchritudinously, superlative most pulchritudinously)

more pulchritudinously (comparative)
most pulchritudinously (superlative)


demonically

demonically (comparative more demonically, superlative most demonically)

more demonically (comparative)
most demonically (superlative)


chameleonically

chameleonically (comparative more chameleonically, superlative most chameleonically)

more chameleonically (comparative)
most chameleonically (superlative)


sinkward

He takes the fruit and a knife sinkward, and as the women fashion plans he slices melon and devours the red fibers, spitting seeds into the hollow tub.

Remove with warm water and don’t freak when the little black “tubes” fall sinkward.

2009 February 22, S.S. Fair, “Curl, Interrupted”, in New York Times:


downcanyon

downcanyon (comparative more downcanyon, superlative most downcanyon)

more downcanyon (comparative)
most downcanyon (superlative)

The glacier slid downcanyon.

Travelling in the direction of the canyon slope.


phonewise

Cannot get onto them phonewise or through their children.

2009 February 12, “Victoria bushfire missing - search on our message board”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 2009-02-25:


dopily

dopily (comparative more dopily, superlative most dopily)

more dopily (comparative)
most dopily (superlative)


honeyedly

honeyedly (comparative more honeyedly, superlative most honeyedly)

more honeyedly (comparative)
most honeyedly (superlative)

"That is nonsense, Mrs. Croydon," she observed honeyedly. "Mr. Barnstable behaved with plenty of pluck."

1900, Arlo Bates, Love in a Cloud: A Comedy in Filigree:

Caterina spoke honeyedly over her shoulder about coming to learn from Emma and asked Emma for directions, and Emma weighed her with suspicion...


unsalvageably

unsalvageably (comparative more unsalvageably, superlative most unsalvageably)

more unsalvageably (comparative)
most unsalvageably (superlative)

By the time we remembered the cake in the oven, it was unsalvageably burned.


stand-offishly

stand-offishly (comparative more stand-offishly, superlative most stand-offishly)

more stand-offishly (comparative)
most stand-offishly (superlative)


pulsatingly

pulsatingly (comparative more pulsatingly, superlative most pulsatingly)

more pulsatingly (comparative)
most pulsatingly (superlative)


dodgily

dodgily (comparative more dodgily, superlative most dodgily)

more dodgily (comparative)
most dodgily (superlative)


bonelessly

bonelessly (comparative more bonelessly, superlative most bonelessly)

more bonelessly (comparative)
most bonelessly (superlative)


charismatically

charismatically (comparative more charismatically, superlative most charismatically)

more charismatically (comparative)
most charismatically (superlative)


sighingly

sighingly (comparative more sighingly, superlative most sighingly)

more sighingly (comparative)
most sighingly (superlative)


voyeuristically

voyeuristically (comparative more voyeuristically, superlative most voyeuristically)

more voyeuristically (comparative)
most voyeuristically (superlative)


disappointedly

disappointedly (comparative more disappointedly, superlative most disappointedly)

more disappointedly (comparative)
most disappointedly (superlative)


scintillatingly

scintillatingly (comparative more scintillatingly, superlative most scintillatingly)

more scintillatingly (comparative)
most scintillatingly (superlative)


humanistically

humanistically (comparative more humanistically, superlative most humanistically)

more humanistically (comparative)
most humanistically (superlative)


jazzily

jazzily (comparative more jazzily, superlative most jazzily)

more jazzily (comparative)
most jazzily (superlative)


expressionlessly

expressionlessly (comparative more expressionlessly, superlative most expressionlessly)

more expressionlessly (comparative)
most expressionlessly (superlative)

She was staring expressionlessly at the back of the driver's head.

1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 21:

Without expression; in an expressionless way.


prankishly

prankishly (comparative more prankishly, superlative most prankishly)

more prankishly (comparative)
most prankishly (superlative)


biometrically

In a biometric way; through use of biometrics.


combatively

combatively (comparative more combatively, superlative most combatively)

more combatively (comparative)
most combatively (superlative)


insinuatingly

insinuatingly (comparative more insinuatingly, superlative most insinuatingly)

more insinuatingly (comparative)
most insinuatingly (superlative)

H. G. Wells
It [electricity] came into the house with the cat on any dry day and crackled insinuatingly whenever he stroked her fur.


throbbingly

throbbingly (comparative more throbbingly, superlative most throbbingly)

more throbbingly (comparative)
most throbbingly (superlative)


ornamentally

ornamentally (comparative more ornamentally, superlative most ornamentally)

more ornamentally (comparative)
most ornamentally (superlative)


indigenously

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-indigenously.wav


balletically

balletically (comparative more balletically, superlative most balletically)

more balletically (comparative)
most balletically (superlative)


fleecily

fleecily (comparative more fleecily, superlative most fleecily)

more fleecily (comparative)
most fleecily (superlative)


flossily

flossily (comparative more flossily, superlative most flossily)

more flossily (comparative)
most flossily (superlative)


minorly

Chemically starch contains two components: mainly α-amylose (which stains red with iodine) and minorly β-amylose (only 20-30 per cent forming helical chain structure and stains blue with iodine).

2004, G.P. Gupta, Plant Cell Biology, page 217:

"[…]I'm involved minorly. Just minorly. See, it's a friend of mine is in trouble.”

2010, Elliott MacKle, Hot Off the Presses, page 106:

A check at the hospital reveals:
• one sprained wrist,
• a couple of minorly bruised but unbroken ribs, and
• one small neck strain that does not require a neck brace.


delusionally

delusionally (comparative more delusionally, superlative most delusionally)

more delusionally (comparative)
most delusionally (superlative)


unpersuasively

unpersuasively (comparative more unpersuasively, superlative most unpersuasively)

more unpersuasively (comparative)
most unpersuasively (superlative)


enthrallingly

enthrallingly (comparative more enthrallingly, superlative most enthrallingly)

more enthrallingly (comparative)
most enthrallingly (superlative)


reasonlessly

reasonlessly (comparative more reasonlessly, superlative most reasonlessly)

more reasonlessly (comparative)
most reasonlessly (superlative)

It's amazing how forthright I can be on screen and at least attempt to order thoughts that would not be ordered otherwise, and it's amazing how forthright others can also be on the net; people trust, reasonlessly; people distrust, reasonlessly; […]

2010, Barry Eysman, An Iconic Leaf, page 167:


posteromedially

posteromedially (comparative more posteromedially, superlative most posteromedially)

more posteromedially (comparative)
most posteromedially (superlative)


posterolaterally

posterolaterally (comparative more posterolaterally, superlative most posterolaterally)

more posterolaterally (comparative)
most posterolaterally (superlative)


coldbloodedly

coldbloodedly (comparative more coldbloodedly, superlative most coldbloodedly)

more coldbloodedly (comparative)
most coldbloodedly (superlative)


homomorphically

(mathematics) By means of a homomorphism.


unresentfully

unresentfully (comparative more unresentfully, superlative most unresentfully)

more unresentfully (comparative)
most unresentfully (superlative)


viably

viably (comparative more viably, superlative most viably)

more viably (comparative)
most viably (superlative)


ethnocentrically

ethnocentrically (comparative more ethnocentrically, superlative most ethnocentrically)

more ethnocentrically (comparative)
most ethnocentrically (superlative)


pubescently

In a pubescent manner or context; during pubescence.


catchily

catchily (comparative more catchily, superlative most catchily)

more catchily (comparative)
most catchily (superlative)


prismatically

prismatically (comparative more prismatically, superlative most prismatically)

more prismatically (comparative)
most prismatically (superlative)


cataclysmically

cataclysmically (comparative more cataclysmically, superlative most cataclysmically)

more cataclysmically (comparative)
most cataclysmically (superlative)

As the dust settles on the Supreme Court’s cataclysmically destabilizing term, a very persistent question has bubbled up among the law professor commentariat: How the hell are we going to teach all this?

2024, G. S. Hans, Law Professors Can’t Keep Carrying Water For the Supreme Court, in: Balls and Strikes, August 5 2024


stingingly

stingingly (comparative more stingingly, superlative most stingingly)

more stingingly (comparative)
most stingingly (superlative)

a stingingly malicious insult

a sudden wind blowing sand stingingly into our eyes


reconciliatorily

reconciliatorily (comparative more reconciliatorily, superlative most reconciliatorily)

more reconciliatorily (comparative)
most reconciliatorily (superlative)


forgivingly

forgivingly (comparative more forgivingly, superlative most forgivingly)

more forgivingly (comparative)
most forgivingly (superlative)


charmlessly

charmlessly (comparative more charmlessly, superlative most charmlessly)

more charmlessly (comparative)
most charmlessly (superlative)


weepily

weepily (comparative more weepily, superlative most weepily)

more weepily (comparative)
most weepily (superlative)


unassertively

unassertively (comparative more unassertively, superlative most unassertively)

more unassertively (comparative)
most unassertively (superlative)


chronobiologically

Preventive health maintenance, from proper nutrition to exercise, can be taught in chronobiologically interesting terms in the secondary school system.

1978, School Science, volume 16, page 28:

They are clinically and chronobiologically full of interest though their pathogenesis is entirely unknown.

1979, Earl Usdin, Catecholamines: basic and clinical frontiers:

Shiftwork, the fact that indoor work environments are significantly darker than the sunlit outdoors, and the widespread use of chronobiologically active drugs such as caffeine, and so on also affect our rhythms.

2012, Gerard Meurant, Hormonally Induced Changes to the Mind and Brain, page 336:


thunderingly

thunderingly (comparative more thunderingly, superlative most thunderingly)

more thunderingly (comparative)
most thunderingly (superlative)

The male announcer eventually came back on stage to say that there would be a brief pause as the votes were counted and introduced another display of Mandi Steele video footage with thunderingly loud, dramatic music.

2003, Ed Howdershelt, An Encounter in Atlanta, page 54:

In a thundering way; with great noise or fury.

The three younger brothers had from childhood upwards always ridden such thunderingly good flesh, and drunk such thunderingly good claret, that they imagined themselves great swells accordingly […]

1864, Alfred Austin, An Artist's Proof, volume 1, page 83:

At its most basic, this is thunderingly enjoyable Victorian melodrama. But as always in Sondheim, there is a marvellous intelligence and wit at work.

1993, Theatre Record, volume 13, numbers 10-19, page 607:


Gothically

Gothically (comparative more Gothically, superlative most Gothically)

more Gothically (comparative)
most Gothically (superlative)


somewhen

Out of the drift of facts, whereby you learn / What some was, somewhere, somewhen, somewhy?

1864, Robert Browning, “Mr. Sludge, "The Medium"”, in Wikisource, line 505, retrieved 2012-01-18:

Yes, though nobody else should reproach me if we should stay together, yet somewhen, years hence, ...

1891, Thomas Hardy, chapter XXXVI, in Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman (Fiction):

An event is a particular thing that happens somewhere and somewhen.

2002, Marc Lange, “What Is Spatiotemporal Locality?”, in An Introduction to the Philosophy of Physics: Locality, Fields, Energy, and Mass (Science / Philosophy), Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 4:

… things always exist or occur somewhen as well. They exist or occur whenever — at whatever times-when — they in fact exist or occur, and not somewhen else.

2008, Michael F. Wagner, “Chapter One”, in The Enigmatic Reality of Time (Science / Physics), Brill, →ISBN, page 26:

Somewhen, curling through the intricacies of tau, John/Johan still lived. Somewhen on this very planet he lived, …

2009, Marta Randall, “Secret Rider”, in Robert Silverberg, editor, Trips in Time: Time Travel Tales (Collection of Short Stories) (SciFi), Wildside Press, →ISBN, page 120:

(rare, nonstandard) at some time; indefinitely; some time or other, sometime


gothically

gothically (comparative more gothically, superlative most gothically)

more gothically (comparative)
most gothically (superlative)


winkingly

winkingly (comparative more winkingly, superlative most winkingly)

more winkingly (comparative)
most winkingly (superlative)

While the contestants grind away under the clock at their Victoria sponges and poached pear puddings in an idyllic Somerset setting, hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins inquire winkingly about the erectness of a biscuit or the appropriate length for a profiterole.

2015 February 26, Sophie Gilbert, “Soggy Bottoms and 'Sex Box': The Saucy State of TV's British Imports”, in The Atlantic:


postindustrially

In a postindustrial context; following industrialization.


buccolingually

In a buccolingual way; with regard to the cheek and tongue.


buxomly

buxomly (comparative more buxomly, superlative most buxomly)

more buxomly (comparative)
most buxomly (superlative)

From Middle English buxumly; equivalent to buxom + -ly.


swampily

swampily (comparative more swampily, superlative most swampily)

more swampily (comparative)
most swampily (superlative)


marshily

marshily (comparative more marshily, superlative most marshily)

more marshily (comparative)
most marshily (superlative)


fideistically

fideistically (comparative more fideistically, superlative most fideistically)

more fideistically (comparative)
most fideistically (superlative)


improvisationally

improvisationally (comparative more improvisationally, superlative most improvisationally)

more improvisationally (comparative)
most improvisationally (superlative)


inharmoniously

inharmoniously (comparative more inharmoniously, superlative most inharmoniously)

more inharmoniously (comparative)
most inharmoniously (superlative)


asciibetically

Alternative letter-case form of ASCIIbetically


iconoclastically

iconoclastically (comparative more iconoclastically, superlative most iconoclastically)

more iconoclastically (comparative)
most iconoclastically (superlative)

In the later lectures, which would lead to A Pluralistic Universe, James abandoned the earlier heroic stance, where he taunted European idealists and iconoclastically defied the new mechanistic science by suggesting supernatural rescue.

1994, William D. Dean, The Religious Critic in American Culture, page 80:


electrotonically

electrotonically (comparative more electrotonically, superlative most electrotonically)

more electrotonically (comparative)
most electrotonically (superlative)


parallelly

We planned parallelly for the three most probable scenarios.

This section of the power line runs parallelly to the railway.

in a parallel position or direction, even equidistant


overtop

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɒp/

Paul put the skull back in its proper place, put back the coffin lid, and kicked dirt and rocks overtop.

2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 154:


elegiacally

elegiacally (comparative more elegiacally, superlative most elegiacally)

more elegiacally (comparative)
most elegiacally (superlative)

He was co-founder of Naropa's writing program, the elegiacally named Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, later that year.

2007 November 4, Claire Dederer, “The Inner Scholar”, in New York Times:

In the manner of an elegy, or funeral poem


heritably

heritably (comparative more heritably, superlative most heritably)

more heritably (comparative)
most heritably (superlative)


informatically

informatically (comparative more informatically, superlative most informatically)

more informatically (comparative)
most informatically (superlative)


scissorwise

In the manner of scissors, with two blades (or similar) opening in opposite directions.


transvaginally

In a transvaginal way; through the vagina.


nondescriptly

nondescriptly (comparative more nondescriptly, superlative most nondescriptly)

more nondescriptly (comparative)
most nondescriptly (superlative)


tmetically

Here a phrase is perceived as being tmetically cleaved only in retrospect[…]

1971, Alfred Appel, Charles Newman, Nabokov: criticism, reminiscences, translations, and tributes:


mirrorwise

In the manner of a mirror reflection; reversed.


quincunxially

Overtonia, type species Producta fimbriata Sowerby, 1824, is characterized externally by broad, regularly spaced concentric wrinkles, bearing elongate spine ridges on the ventral valve and quincunxially arranged erect spines on the dorsal valve […]

1996, Patricia Elizabeth Rasmussen, Trace metals in the environment: a geological perspective:


heterozygously

heterozygously (comparative more heterozygously, superlative most heterozygously)

more heterozygously (comparative)
most heterozygously (superlative)


fuguelike

fuguelike (comparative more fuguelike, superlative most fuguelike)

more fuguelike (comparative)
most fuguelike (superlative)

Ultimately, Furst suggests that each generation is condemned to live out its parents’ unresolved stories, over and over, fuguelike.

2007 October 21, Field Maloney, “Here in Dinkytown”, in New York Times:


mairatour

(obsolete, Scotland) moreover, furthermore


exasperatedly

exasperatedly (comparative more exasperatedly, superlative most exasperatedly)

more exasperatedly (comparative)
most exasperatedly (superlative)

His eyes trailed over her feline pose on the sofa, finding her limbs adorable while he tried exasperatedly to extract the truth of licentious revelations from them.

1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, →OCLC, page 228:


erosely

erosely (comparative more erosely, superlative most erosely)

more erosely (comparative)
most erosely (superlative)


monosynaptically

In a monosynaptic manner; using a single synapse


townwide

The two boys became inseparable so early on that they were known townwide as “the Twins.”

1994, Ethan Mordden, How Long Has This Been Going On?, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 158:

The Town appointed a Parking Study Committee to address complaints townwide.

2007, Patricia Joan O. Horsey, Carrie E. Schreiber, Chronological History of Chestertown, Maryland: 1900-1993, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 98:

In 2008, Brookline police gave 119 citations townwide for parking more than 12 in. from the curb, indicating at least a modest level of enforcement.

2010, Peter G. Furth et al., “Parking Lane Width and Bicycle Operating Space”, in Transportation Research Record, volume 2190, page 46:


aswirl

A burst of cloudy topsails
Go blowing swiftly by,
With the stars aswirl behind them
Like bright dust down the sky.

1922, DuBose Heyward, Hervey Allen, “The Pirates”, in Carolina Chansons, New York: Macmillan, page 30:

snow’s aswirl like the ashes from burnt-out celestial wards,

1983, Joseph Brodsky, “Lithuanian Nocturne”, in To Urania, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, page 8:

The air was aswirl with screaming gulls.

1993, Kim Stanley Robinson, Green Mars, New York: Bantam, Part 1:

An ebullient woman aswirl in colorful layers of bargain-basement clothes and zany hats, Barbara Siegel also happens to be chairwoman of the Drama Desk nominating committee.

2007 January 19, Stephen Holden, “A Producer for All Seasons (Also Juggles)”, in New York Times:

Swirling; in a swirl; full of or surrounded by something swirling.


instinctually

instinctually (comparative more instinctually, superlative most instinctually)

more instinctually (comparative)
most instinctually (superlative)


soberingly

soberingly (comparative more soberingly, superlative most soberingly)

more soberingly (comparative)
most soberingly (superlative)


thuddingly

thuddingly (comparative more thuddingly, superlative most thuddingly)

more thuddingly (comparative)
most thuddingly (superlative)

In a thudding way; making a thudding sound.

In retrospect, 'Wild Horses' is a thuddingly boring song when not being done by the Stones.

2015, Andrew Matheson, Sick On You: The Disastrous Story of Britain’s Great Lost Punk Band:

(figuratively) In a dull, predictable manner.


goopily

goopily (comparative more goopily, superlative most goopily)

more goopily (comparative)
most goopily (superlative)

When he tried to extract the liver, which should have been firm and meaty, it deliquesced into a bloody sludge, sliding goopily through his fingers.

December 2020, Tim Folger, “North America’s most valuable resource is at risk”, in National Geographic Magazine:


monochromatically

Kennedy's characters are monochromatically tidy, without doubt or depth, pursuing only comfort in their already comfortable lives.

1988 April 9, Elizabeth Pincus, “So Precious A Love”, in Gay Community News, page 7:


accusatorily

accusatorily (comparative more accusatorily, superlative most accusatorily)

more accusatorily (comparative)
most accusatorily (superlative)


unfalteringly

unfalteringly (comparative more unfalteringly, superlative most unfalteringly)

more unfalteringly (comparative)
most unfalteringly (superlative)

Have none chanted for thee a chant of fullest welcome? / Then I chant it for thee, I glorify thee above all, / I bring thee a song that when thou must indeed come, come unfalteringly.

1865, Walt Whitman, “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”, in Sequel to Drum-Taps: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d and other poems:

In an unfaltering way; without faltering.


seminally

seminally (comparative more seminally, superlative most seminally)

more seminally (comparative)
most seminally (superlative)

Klosty makes acknowledgment of Cunningham's seemingly permanent controversial status by including a piece by Lincoln Kirstein in which that seminally important figure in American dance denies the validity of Cunningham's esthetic.

1975 May 4, Dale Harris, “Merce Cunningham”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-04-26, page 274:

Paul could be arguing, as later Christians did, that Adam sinned and incurred death as a punishment, passing both sin and death on to his descendants, either as some sort of genetic inheritance or contagious disease, in the case of sin, or as a punishment in the case of death. Behind this lies the idea that his descendants were seminally in Adam, and were therefore as guilty as he was. The notion of guilt for which we have no responsibility is strange, and few hold it today, but conceivably Paul did see sin as an infection which Adam let loose on the world.

1990, John Ziesler, “Christ and His People”, in Pauline Christianity (The Oxford Bible Series), Revised edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 55:


effortfully

effortfully (comparative more effortfully, superlative most effortfully)

more effortfully (comparative)
most effortfully (superlative)

When Mr. Wheeldon quotes Balanchine, it is those lifts in which the ballerina has her hands placed, effortfully, on her partner’s[…].

2008 March 21, Alastair Macaulay, “New to the Glossary: A Pas de Multimedia”, in New York Times:

They made their way effortfully towards the Carthaginians[…]”

1953, Kingsley Amis, chapter 12, in Lucky Jim:


intoxicatingly

intoxicatingly (comparative more intoxicatingly, superlative most intoxicatingly)

more intoxicatingly (comparative)
most intoxicatingly (superlative)

Set to the jazz piano music of Willie Smith, known as the Lion, this work sets its dancers intoxicatingly crossing and recrossing the floor[…].

2007 June 30, Alastair Macaulay, “It’s Summer, and These Moves Are Hot”, in New York Times:


pivotally

pivotally (comparative more pivotally, superlative most pivotally)

more pivotally (comparative)
most pivotally (superlative)


squashily

squashily (comparative more squashily, superlative most squashily)

more squashily (comparative)
most squashily (superlative)


whoppingly

whoppingly (comparative more whoppingly, superlative most whoppingly)

more whoppingly (comparative)
most whoppingly (superlative)

(colloquial) In a whopping way; hugely, enormously.


swaggeringly

swaggeringly (comparative more swaggeringly, superlative most swaggeringly)

more swaggeringly (comparative)
most swaggeringly (superlative)


uncharismatically

uncharismatically (comparative more uncharismatically, superlative most uncharismatically)

more uncharismatically (comparative)
most uncharismatically (superlative)

In an uncharismatic way; without charisma.


panoramically

panoramically (comparative more panoramically, superlative most panoramically)

more panoramically (comparative)
most panoramically (superlative)


chessically

Chessically these two champions are very much alike in style. In profundity, caution-cum-boldness, power of absorption in the game...

1894, George Alcock MacDonnell, The Knights and Kings of Chess:

In fact, before the age of six, talented girls and boys are chessically indistinguishable. But something happens at six...

1992, Bruce Pandolfini, Pandolfini's Chess Complete:

He was a lovely man — literary, compassionate, funny — as human beings we connected but chessically we didn't gel.

2007, Josh Waitzkin, The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence:

(rare) In a chessic way; pertaining to chess.


rhapsodically

rhapsodically (comparative more rhapsodically, superlative most rhapsodically)

more rhapsodically (comparative)
most rhapsodically (superlative)


curvily

curvily (comparative more curvily, superlative most curvily)

more curvily (comparative)
most curvily (superlative)


unmelodically

unmelodically (comparative more unmelodically, superlative most unmelodically)

more unmelodically (comparative)
most unmelodically (superlative)


succulently

succulently (comparative more succulently, superlative most succulently)

more succulently (comparative)
most succulently (superlative)


hunkily

hunkily (comparative more hunkily, superlative most hunkily)

more hunkily (comparative)
most hunkily (superlative)


gloopily

gloopily (comparative more gloopily, superlative most gloopily)

more gloopily (comparative)
most gloopily (superlative)


pityingly

pityingly (comparative more pityingly, superlative most pityingly)

more pityingly (comparative)
most pityingly (superlative)

Ursula knew that Palmer had been astir at dawn, but not to attend to his usual duties, for she pityingly had freed the thirsty, uncared for sheep; many of these were now bogged in the various water-holes along the river.

1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 273:

The lady in the mirror gazed at the lady in the room, reproachfully at first, then — for were they not sisters? — relentingly, then pityingly.


catercorner

/ˈkeɪtəˌkɔːnə/

/ˈkætəˌkɔɹnɚ/


kilometrically

In a kilometric way; on a scale of kilometers.


sophomorically

sophomorically (comparative more sophomorically, superlative most sophomorically)

more sophomorically (comparative)
most sophomorically (superlative)


healthwise

Our deal was that I take care of him healthwise, after his hospital stay, but I went out instead, and we talked only occasionally.

2009 March 2, Ellie, “Use, and you will be used”, in Toronto Star:


torrentially

torrentially (comparative more torrentially, superlative most torrentially)

more torrentially (comparative)
most torrentially (superlative)

His characters tend to be either laconic or torrentially talkative.

2007 April 29, Tibor Fischer, “Hungarian Graffiti”, in New York Times:

In a torrential manner, or to a torrential degree


superhumanly

superhumanly (comparative more superhumanly, superlative most superhumanly)

more superhumanly (comparative)
most superhumanly (superlative)

[…] Mr. Leleux (born Robert O’Doole) pushes his luck to make them sound superhumanly snappy.

2008 January 14, Janet Maslin, “A Mother and Son Well Coordinated in Theatrical Flair and Acerbic Humor”, in New York Times:

In a superhuman way, or to a superhuman extent


sombrely

But I feel I owe a thank you to someone," Ray Keating explains sombrely.

2009 February 12, Clementine Cuneo, “'I'm no believer, but I owe someone'”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 2009-02-19:

(British spelling) Alternative form of somberly


rotundly

rotundly (comparative more rotundly, superlative most rotundly)

more rotundly (comparative)
most rotundly (superlative)


fatly

fatly (comparative more fatly, superlative most fatly)

more fatly (comparative)
most fatly (superlative)

This was the hour for the dancing of the springs, but from the two sundered beds came not even the sound of sleeping. Kartar Singh smiled fatly and happily resumed his round.

1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 369:

In a fat way; in the manner of a fat person.


fatteningly

fatteningly (comparative more fatteningly, superlative most fatteningly)

more fatteningly (comparative)
most fatteningly (superlative)


periplasmically

periplasmically (comparative more periplasmically, superlative most periplasmically)

more periplasmically (comparative)
most periplasmically (superlative)


unplayably

unplayably (comparative more unplayably, superlative most unplayably)

more unplayably (comparative)
most unplayably (superlative)


soothly

soothly (comparative more soothly, superlative most soothly)

more soothly (comparative)
most soothly (superlative)

From Middle English sothly, soþliche, from Old English sōþlīċe; equivalent to sooth + -ly.


empathetically

empathetically (comparative more empathetically, superlative most empathetically)

more empathetically (comparative)
most empathetically (superlative)


cumbersomely

cumbersomely (comparative more cumbersomely, superlative most cumbersomely)

more cumbersomely (comparative)
most cumbersomely (superlative)


somnolently

somnolently (comparative more somnolently, superlative most somnolently)

more somnolently (comparative)
most somnolently (superlative)


thumpingly

thumpingly (comparative more thumpingly, superlative most thumpingly)

more thumpingly (comparative)
most thumpingly (superlative)

He walked thumpingly up the stairs in his boots.

It was a thumpingly tall ladder.

1994, Sharon Creech, Walk Two Moons, page 169:

But while often seen as a symbol of the BBC’s commitment to diversity, she is, herself, thumpingly posh.

2016 March 24, Sebastian Shakespeare, “'No-one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim': Moment Burma democracy heroine Suu Kyi lost her cool with BBC's Mishal Husain after being quizzed over violence towards Muslim minority”, in Daily Mail:


by gum

“You mean all’s lost?” I asked.
“Aye, by gum, I do!” he answered.

1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

Couldn't hear the brass / Couldn't hear the drum / He was in a class by himself, by gum!

1937, Rodgers and Hart (lyrics and music), “Johnny One Note”:


trashily

trashily (comparative more trashily, superlative most trashily)

more trashily (comparative)
most trashily (superlative)


relationally

relationally (comparative more relationally, superlative most relationally)

more relationally (comparative)
most relationally (superlative)


loutishly

loutishly (comparative more loutishly, superlative most loutishly)

more loutishly (comparative)
most loutishly (superlative)


stagily

stagily (comparative more stagily, superlative most stagily)

more stagily (comparative)
most stagily (superlative)

She sat down, sobbing — somewhat stagily now — through a litany of names of those who might comfort her, take her in their arms to say: "Don't cry any more, darling. The bad, bad days are over now."

1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 534:


fawningly

fawningly (comparative more fawningly, superlative most fawningly)

more fawningly (comparative)
most fawningly (superlative)

So it’s almost a relief to encounter an episode that allows me to be critical instead of fawningly reverent.

2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 2012-05-31:


joshingly

joshingly (comparative more joshingly, superlative most joshingly)

more joshingly (comparative)
most joshingly (superlative)


disablingly

disablingly (comparative more disablingly, superlative most disablingly)

more disablingly (comparative)
most disablingly (superlative)


sludgily

sludgily (comparative more sludgily, superlative most sludgily)

more sludgily (comparative)
most sludgily (superlative)


appraisingly

appraisingly (comparative more appraisingly, superlative most appraisingly)

more appraisingly (comparative)
most appraisingly (superlative)


graspingly

graspingly (comparative more graspingly, superlative most graspingly)

more graspingly (comparative)
most graspingly (superlative)


flirtily

flirtily (comparative more flirtily, superlative most flirtily)

more flirtily (comparative)
most flirtily (superlative)


flightily

flightily (comparative more flightily, superlative most flightily)

more flightily (comparative)
most flightily (superlative)


cryptogrammatically

In a cryptogrammatic way; in the form of, or by means of, a cryptogram.


nevah

(African-American Vernacular, Yankee dialect, UK) never

African-American Vernacular; Yankee dialect; African-American Vernacular; Yankee dialect


devotionally

devotionally (comparative more devotionally, superlative most devotionally)

more devotionally (comparative)
most devotionally (superlative)

She would try them out with Bianh and the other friends […] who had followed her life devotionally, whose children had grown up beside her own.

2023, Cecile Pin, Wandering Souls, 4th Estate, page 230:


monophonically

monophonically (comparative more monophonically, superlative most monophonically)

more monophonically (comparative)
most monophonically (superlative)


monomaniacally

monomaniacally (comparative more monomaniacally, superlative most monomaniacally)

more monomaniacally (comparative)
most monomaniacally (superlative)


megalomaniacally

megalomaniacally (comparative more megalomaniacally, superlative most megalomaniacally)

more megalomaniacally (comparative)
most megalomaniacally (superlative)


symphonically

symphonically (comparative more symphonically, superlative most symphonically)

more symphonically (comparative)
most symphonically (superlative)


libidinally

libidinally (comparative more libidinally, superlative most libidinally)

more libidinally (comparative)
most libidinally (superlative)

On a weekend night at Winesburg, blue balls constituted the norm, striking down dozens between, say, ten and midnight, while ejaculation, that most pleasant and natural of remedies, was the ever-elusive, unprecedented event in the erotic career of a student libidinally at his lifetime's peak of performance.


electrifyingly

electrifyingly (comparative more electrifyingly, superlative most electrifyingly)

more electrifyingly (comparative)
most electrifyingly (superlative)


midtour

But for these soldiers, it is all the more so because of the length of their deployment, which was extended midtour from one year to 15 months.

2007 November 3, Lisa W. Foderaro, “For Soldiers Families, Battles Are Not Far Off”, in New York Times:


retrovirally

We demonstrated that B cells retrovirally transduced with GPE-MND-p21gp75 in vitro, were able to prevent and suppress a specific humoral immune response against p21-35 in vivo.

2004, Wim Janssens, Induction of Tolerance by Genetically-Engineered B Cells and Cytotoxic T Cells in Allergic Diseases, page 82:


abbreviately

abbreviately (comparative more abbreviately, superlative most abbreviately)

more abbreviately (comparative)
most abbreviately (superlative)


reusably

reusably (comparative more reusably, superlative most reusably)

more reusably (comparative)
most reusably (superlative)


midcalf

I wear what is called a waiter apron; it’s white and comes midcalf.

2008 February 17, “Midwest Mex”, in New York Times:


brumously

brumously (comparative more brumously, superlative most brumously)

more brumously (comparative)
most brumously (superlative)

Half-way down the paddock, on the left, eastern side, stood a big oak tree, and behind this, in season, the full moon would rise, magnified and brumously honey-coloured in the horizon haze, then turning to clear silver as it climbed above the oak.

1990, Richard Adams, The Day Gone By, Hutchinson, page 15:


redly

redly (comparative more redly, superlative most redly)

more redly (comparative)
most redly (superlative)

Beams, rods, and lances of energy flamed and flared; planes and pencils cut, slashed, and stabbed; defensive screens glowed redly or flashed suddenly into intensely brilliant, coruscating incandescence.

1948, Edward Elmer Smith, Triplanetary : a Tale of Cosmic Adventure:

[…]you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon […]

1979 October 12, Douglas Adams, chapter 3, in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, London: Pan Books, →ISBN:

But there are still two alternative interpretations of such expressions as "sensing red" or "sensing redly." (i) We might define "sensing redly" in such a way that our definiens makes explicit reference to things that are red.

1994, John Donnelly, Language, Metaphysics, and Death, Fordham Univ Press, →ISBN, page 208:


whenas

Tho, when-as all things ready were aright, / The Damzel was before the Altar ſet, / Being already dead with fearful fright.

1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

And indeed it is a greater blessing from God, more worthy so excellent a creature as man is, and a higher end to honour and sanctifie the league of marriage, whenas the solace and satisfaction of the minde is regarded and provided for before the sensitive pleasing of the body.

1643, John Milton, Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce:

[…]and if ever I refused to do his bidding or loitered or took my leisure he beat me with his feet more grievously than if I had been beaten with whips. He ceased not to signal with his hand wherever he was minded to go; so I carried him about the island, like a captive slave, and he bepissed and conskited my shoulders and back, dismounting not night nor day; and whenas he wished to sleep he wound his legs about his neck and leaned back and slept awhile, then arose and beat me; whereupon I sprang up in haste, unable to gainsay him because of the pain he inflicted on me.

1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 557:


cathartically

cathartically (comparative more cathartically, superlative most cathartically)

more cathartically (comparative)
most cathartically (superlative)


foundationally

foundationally (comparative more foundationally, superlative most foundationally)

more foundationally (comparative)
most foundationally (superlative)


uncontroversially

uncontroversially (comparative more uncontroversially, superlative most uncontroversially)

more uncontroversially (comparative)
most uncontroversially (superlative)


wiltingly

wiltingly (comparative more wiltingly, superlative most wiltingly)

more wiltingly (comparative)
most wiltingly (superlative)


peckingly

peckingly (comparative more peckingly, superlative most peckingly)

more peckingly (comparative)
most peckingly (superlative)


stewingly

stewingly (comparative more stewingly, superlative most stewingly)

more stewingly (comparative)
most stewingly (superlative)


coughingly

coughingly (comparative more coughingly, superlative most coughingly)

more coughingly (comparative)
most coughingly (superlative)


strengtheningly

strengtheningly (comparative more strengtheningly, superlative most strengtheningly)

more strengtheningly (comparative)
most strengtheningly (superlative)

In a manner that strengthens, makes strong.


clappingly

clappingly (comparative more clappingly, superlative most clappingly)

more clappingly (comparative)
most clappingly (superlative)


stutteringly

stutteringly (comparative more stutteringly, superlative most stutteringly)

more stutteringly (comparative)
most stutteringly (superlative)

a stutteringly embarrassed apology


steamingly

steamingly (comparative more steamingly, superlative most steamingly)

more steamingly (comparative)
most steamingly (superlative)


belovingly

belovingly (comparative more belovingly, superlative most belovingly)

more belovingly (comparative)
most belovingly (superlative)


unengagingly

unengagingly (comparative more unengagingly, superlative most unengagingly)

more unengagingly (comparative)
most unengagingly (superlative)


disengagingly

disengagingly (comparative more disengagingly, superlative most disengagingly)

more disengagingly (comparative)
most disengagingly (superlative)


commonplacely

commonplacely (comparative more commonplacely, superlative most commonplacely)

more commonplacely (comparative)
most commonplacely (superlative)


fillingly

fillingly (comparative more fillingly, superlative most fillingly)

more fillingly (comparative)
most fillingly (superlative)


losingly

losingly (comparative more losingly, superlative most losingly)

more losingly (comparative)
most losingly (superlative)

Any very systematic arrangement of the Sunday-school, that is, any strict assimilation of it to one or the other of our public systems, would, in particular localities, be its death blow. It would be beyond the grasp of the village conductor, grown old in other modes of teaching, and neither very willing nor very able to learn new ones; or, inapplicable to the fewness of the scholars; as, in other situations again, it would losingly substitute in the place of the numerous voluntary instructors, each having under his own wing his own little separated flock, and bringing his attention to bear, with peculiar efficacy, upon this divided charge, large classes, with fewer instructors; and, as a necessary consequence, a less substantially beneficial influence.

1829, Anonymous, "Letter VII, The Instruction of the Poor", in Parochial Letters from a Beneficed Clergyman to His Curate, C. J. G. & F. Rivington, pages 96–97

(rare or obsolete) In a manner that causes loss.


smokingly

smokingly (comparative more smokingly, superlative most smokingly)

more smokingly (comparative)
most smokingly (superlative)

June 9, 1960, Charles Dickens, All the Year Round
[…] horses proud of the crimson and yellow shaving-brushes on their heads, and of the sharp tingling bells upon their harness that chime far along the glaring white road along which they trample smokingly […]

So as to produce, or appear to produce, smoke.

He was short, dark, and smokingly sexy and sported a full beard (very rare in high school).

2011, Amy Montana, Dancing Through Midnight:

(slang) In a sexually attractive manner.


aperiodically

aperiodically (comparative more aperiodically, superlative most aperiodically)

more aperiodically (comparative)
most aperiodically (superlative)


chuggingly

chuggingly (comparative more chuggingly, superlative most chuggingly)

more chuggingly (comparative)
most chuggingly (superlative)


uncaringly

uncaringly (comparative more uncaringly, superlative most uncaringly)

more uncaringly (comparative)
most uncaringly (superlative)


serviceably

serviceably (comparative more serviceably, superlative most serviceably)

more serviceably (comparative)
most serviceably (superlative)


innovatively

innovatively (comparative more innovatively, superlative most innovatively)

more innovatively (comparative)
most innovatively (superlative)


verifiably

verifiably (comparative more verifiably, superlative most verifiably)

more verifiably (comparative)
most verifiably (superlative)


wherethrough

From where + through, compare Middle English wherethorow.

There was also a small window, wherethrough a prisoner might conceivably escape.

They perceived her to be capable of diverse passions, and agitated by many languishing and painfull motions, wherethrough she fell into wearinesse and griefe[…].

1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

1874, Ernest Myers (transl.), The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Olympian Ode V, page 16.
[…] the river Oanis, and the lake of his native land, and the sacred channels wherethrough doth Hipparis give water to the people, […]


biophysically

Expressed biophysically, ultraviolet radiation of wave lengths larger than about 2,900 Aengstrom units attacks atomic and molecular vibrations; and wave lengths shorte: than 2,900, attack electronic vibrations (photo-electric effects).

1922, The Journal of Radiology 1922-08: Volume 3, Issue 8, Elsevier Limited, page 481:

With this newer and biophysically established concept of the qualities of the ultra-violet regions, it is at once apparent that the empirically introduced standard of systemic and focal lamps for the air-cooled and water-cooled types has made for profound confusion and possibly injudicious application in the clinic. More properly, the lamps are biologic and bactericidal, and each one should be used systematically or focally, depending upon the pristine pathology of the lesion treated.

1923, August John Pacini, Outline of Ultra-Violet Therapy, Poole Brothers, page 96:

For example, adverse weather during advanced incubation and early hatchling stages (May in NNYNE) has been demonstrated to lower peregrine reproductive success by hampering the foraging success of adult birds, and/or biophysically stressing vulnerable young chicks (Ratcliffe 1984; 1988; 1993).

1999, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club, The Canadian Field-Naturalist, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club, page 475:

biophysically based computational models

a biophysically plausible modification


autarkically

autarkically (comparative more autarkically, superlative most autarkically)

more autarkically (comparative)
most autarkically (superlative)


sunlessly

sunlessly (comparative more sunlessly, superlative most sunlessly)

more sunlessly (comparative)
most sunlessly (superlative)


in extenso

Mr. Brett does not follow the examples set by White and Tudor and Smith of printing his leading cases in extenso.

1887, The Law Quarterly Review, page 464:

There is a singular fascination in watching the eagerness with which the learned author ferrets out every circumstance which may throw discredit on his hero. […] Nothing has been too small to escape him, and you may be sure that if Charles Strickland left a laundry bill unpaid it will be given you in extenso, and if he forebore to return a borrowed half-crown no detail of the transaction will be omitted.

1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 1”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC:

When read in extenso and without translation, the choice of words, style and sentiment of the letters reflect the influence on the writers […]

1925, Tromsø Museums skrifter, Tromsø museum, page 89:


absorptively

absorptively (comparative more absorptively, superlative most absorptively)

more absorptively (comparative)
most absorptively (superlative)


septically

septically (comparative more septically, superlative most septically)

more septically (comparative)
most septically (superlative)

In a septic manner; in a manner tending to promote putrefaction.


erasably

erasably (comparative more erasably, superlative most erasably)

more erasably (comparative)
most erasably (superlative)


mammographically

Using a mammograph, by means of mammograph.


achefully

achefully (comparative more achefully, superlative most achefully)

more achefully (comparative)
most achefully (superlative)


moonlessly

Night fell moonlessly.

Night descends moonlessly / Cops are humming tunelessly / Walking in a straight line / Cold pistol in the inner coat pocket

2007, “Life After Sundown”, performed by Glass Candy:

In a moonless way; without a moon or the Moon.


quotably

quotably (comparative more quotably, superlative most quotably)

more quotably (comparative)
most quotably (superlative)

Had she been too much of a naïf, unwise to the cameras, she would have been swept out to sea on “Laguna Beach”: passed-out drunk, abused by a boyfriend or (at least) caught in a quotably stupid soliloquy.

2007 January 22, Virginia Heffernan, “Learning From Lauren: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Looks Like Hard Work”, in New York Times:

In a way or to an extent that is quotable


equatorward

equatorward (comparative more equatorward, superlative most equatorward)

more equatorward (comparative)
most equatorward (superlative)

During the high-sun season the intertropical convergence zone with its thundershowery precipitation affects the areas much as it does in the Ar areas year-round; during the low-sun season the subtropical high pressure cells shift equatorward over the areas much as they occupy the subtropical desert areas on the poleward side of Aw areas year-round.

1985, Paul E. Lydolph, The Climate of the Earth, page 196:


novelistically

novelistically (comparative more novelistically, superlative most novelistically)

more novelistically (comparative)
most novelistically (superlative)


risibly

risibly (comparative more risibly, superlative most risibly)

more risibly (comparative)
most risibly (superlative)


tiringly

tiringly (comparative more tiringly, superlative most tiringly)

more tiringly (comparative)
most tiringly (superlative)

In a tiring manner; so as to tire somebody.


wearyingly

wearyingly (comparative more wearyingly, superlative most wearyingly)

more wearyingly (comparative)
most wearyingly (superlative)


yawningly

yawningly (comparative more yawningly, superlative most yawningly)

more yawningly (comparative)
most yawningly (superlative)

She stumbled downstairs and yawningly prepared breakfast.

A chasm opened yawningly before them.


spastically

spastically (comparative more spastically, superlative most spastically)

more spastically (comparative)
most spastically (superlative)

Recently my three little boys were having a postdinner, prebath boogie party—spastically break-dancing in their underwear and diapers.

2011, Susan Besze Wallace, Monica Reed, The New Mom's Guide to Life with Baby, page 196:

In a spastic way; accompanied by spasms.


poutily

poutily (comparative more poutily, superlative most poutily)

more poutily (comparative)
most poutily (superlative)


ambiently

ambiently (comparative more ambiently, superlative most ambiently)

more ambiently (comparative)
most ambiently (superlative)


shaggily

shaggily (comparative more shaggily, superlative most shaggily)

more shaggily (comparative)
most shaggily (superlative)

The drawing was taken from an imported plant which flowered at Mr. Lee's nursery, Hammersmith. Leaves opposite, inclining to upright, about 4, oblong, rather shaggily furred, fringed at the edge, deep green […]


scruffily

scruffily (comparative more scruffily, superlative most scruffily)

more scruffily (comparative)
most scruffily (superlative)


seventeenfold

[The] exports from Newcastle were [tripled], from Sunderland quadrupled, and from Stockton multipled seventeenfold !

1843, unknown, Local Collections, printed by William Douglas, Resurrection of the Tory Tax on Coal, p. 46

Since there was some kind of trifling percentage added to the bank ... prices rose about twentyfold and saving decreased around seventeenfold.

1992, Prudue University, Daily Report: Central Eurasia, page 33:

The value of imports of sugar and indigo from Saint-Domingue alone increased seventeenfold between Utrecht and the outbreak of the Seven Years War in 1756.

2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 160:


Freudianly

Freudianly (comparative more Freudianly, superlative most Freudianly)

more Freudianly (comparative)
most Freudianly (superlative)


incursively

incursively (comparative more incursively, superlative most incursively)

more incursively (comparative)
most incursively (superlative)


fruitily

fruitily (comparative more fruitily, superlative most fruitily)

more fruitily (comparative)
most fruitily (superlative)


kitschily

kitschily (comparative more kitschily, superlative most kitschily)

more kitschily (comparative)
most kitschily (superlative)


solitariously

solitariously (comparative more solitariously, superlative most solitariously)

more solitariously (comparative)
most solitariously (superlative)


stereotaxically

stereotaxically (comparative more stereotaxically, superlative most stereotaxically)

more stereotaxically (comparative)
most stereotaxically (superlative)


stretchily

stretchily (comparative more stretchily, superlative most stretchily)

more stretchily (comparative)
most stretchily (superlative)


unnotably

unnotably (comparative more unnotably, superlative most unnotably)

more unnotably (comparative)
most unnotably (superlative)


exonormatively

exonormatively (comparative more exonormatively, superlative most exonormatively)

more exonormatively (comparative)
most exonormatively (superlative)


endonormatively

endonormatively (comparative more endonormatively, superlative most endonormatively)

more endonormatively (comparative)
most endonormatively (superlative)


andromorphically

andromorphically (comparative more andromorphically, superlative most andromorphically)

more andromorphically (comparative)
most andromorphically (superlative)


gynomorphically

gynomorphically (comparative more gynomorphically, superlative most gynomorphically)

more gynomorphically (comparative)
most gynomorphically (superlative)


adamantinely

adamantinely (comparative more adamantinely, superlative most adamantinely)

more adamantinely (comparative)
most adamantinely (superlative)


androgynously

androgynously (comparative more androgynously, superlative most androgynously)

more androgynously (comparative)
most androgynously (superlative)

I conceive that holy writ has twice intended to represent man as originally framed in God's image and likeness, for that reason, or in that respect, which is both times immediately subjoined — viz., that he was a being androgynously masculine, and uniting in himself the virtues and natures of both sexes.

1842 April 1, H., “Correspondence: Ad similitudinem dei”, in The British Magazine, volume 21, page 389:

Androgynously oriented males can express their feelings well and are more nurturant than traditionally masculine men.

1985, Hamilton I. McCubbin, Barbara B. Dahl, Marriage and Family: Individuals and Life Cycles, New York: Wiley, →ISBN, →OL, page 45:

Over the past century and a half, though more overtly in the period since the First World War, androgynously toned fashions have from time to time held sway, having reached their zenith in the unisex stylings popular from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s (Gottdiener 1977).

1992, Fred Davis, Fashion, Culture, and Identity, University of Chicago Press, published 1994, →ISBN, →OL, page 35:

When you dressed androgynously, did others still perceive you as a femme?

1997 July 15, “Pronouns, Politics, and Femme Practice: An Interview with Minnie Bruce Pratt”, in Laura Harris, Elizabeth Crocker, editors, Femme: Feminists, Lesbians, and Bad Girls, New York, London: Routledge, →ISBN, →OL, page 192:


clairvoyantly

clairvoyantly (comparative more clairvoyantly, superlative most clairvoyantly)

more clairvoyantly (comparative)
most clairvoyantly (superlative)

In a clairvoyant way; by means of clairvoyance.


clairaudiently

clairaudiently (comparative more clairaudiently, superlative most clairaudiently)

more clairaudiently (comparative)
most clairaudiently (superlative)

In a clairaudient way; by means of clairaudience.


cerebrally

cerebrally (comparative more cerebrally, superlative most cerebrally)

more cerebrally (comparative)
most cerebrally (superlative)


associatively

associatively (comparative more associatively, superlative most associatively)

more associatively (comparative)
most associatively (superlative)


kiddingly

kiddingly (comparative more kiddingly, superlative most kiddingly)

more kiddingly (comparative)
most kiddingly (superlative)

In a kidding manner; jestingly, jokingly.


meritocratically

meritocratically (comparative more meritocratically, superlative most meritocratically)

more meritocratically (comparative)
most meritocratically (superlative)


gaseously

gaseously (comparative more gaseously, superlative most gaseously)

more gaseously (comparative)
most gaseously (superlative)


gassily

gassily (comparative more gassily, superlative most gassily)

more gassily (comparative)
most gassily (superlative)


fizzily

fizzily (comparative more fizzily, superlative most fizzily)

more fizzily (comparative)
most fizzily (superlative)


somnolescently

somnolescently (comparative more somnolescently, superlative most somnolescently)

more somnolescently (comparative)
most somnolescently (superlative)


squooshily

squooshily (comparative more squooshily, superlative most squooshily)

more squooshily (comparative)
most squooshily (superlative)


unquizzically

unquizzically (comparative more unquizzically, superlative most unquizzically)

more unquizzically (comparative)
most unquizzically (superlative)


supersonically

supersonically (comparative more supersonically, superlative most supersonically)

more supersonically (comparative)
most supersonically (superlative)

“We’re going to obviously have to demonstrate that to the various authorities, but we expect to be allowed to fly supersonically over land masses.”

2008 May 18, Joe Sharkey, “Past the Sound Barrier, on a Business Jet”, in New York Times:

Faster than sound; at a supersonic speed.


half-heartedly

half-heartedly (comparative more half-heartedly, superlative most half-heartedly)

more half-heartedly (comparative)
most half-heartedly (superlative)


as a rule

We go fishing every Sunday as a rule, but today the lake is frozen.

His forefathers had been, as a rule, professional men—physicians and lawyers; his grandfather died under the walls of Chapultepec Castle while twisting a tourniquet for a cursing dragoon; an uncle remained indefinitely at Malvern Hill;[…].

1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter II, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:

As a rule, single sentences should not be written or printed as paragraphs. An exception may be made of sentences of transition, indicating the relation between the parts of an exposition or argument.

1918, William Strunk, Jr., The Elements of Style:


sublinearly

sublinearly (comparative more sublinearly, superlative most sublinearly)

more sublinearly (comparative)
most sublinearly (superlative)


spreadably

spreadably (comparative more spreadably, superlative most spreadably)

more spreadably (comparative)
most spreadably (superlative)


messianically

messianically (comparative more messianically, superlative most messianically)

more messianically (comparative)
most messianically (superlative)


confrontationally

confrontationally (comparative more confrontationally, superlative most confrontationally)

more confrontationally (comparative)
most confrontationally (superlative)


unconfrontationally

unconfrontationally (comparative more unconfrontationally, superlative most unconfrontationally)

more unconfrontationally (comparative)
most unconfrontationally (superlative)


leglessly

leglessly (comparative more leglessly, superlative most leglessly)

more leglessly (comparative)
most leglessly (superlative)


egolessly

egolessly (comparative more egolessly, superlative most egolessly)

more egolessly (comparative)
most egolessly (superlative)


pomposo

pomposo (comparative more pomposo, superlative most pomposo)

more pomposo (comparative)
most pomposo (superlative)

From Italian pomposo (“magnificent”). Doublet of pompous.

(music) in a ceremonious and dignified manner


sapphically

sapphically (comparative more sapphically, superlative most sapphically)

more sapphically (comparative)
most sapphically (superlative)


granularly

granularly (comparative more granularly, superlative most granularly)

more granularly (comparative)
most granularly (superlative)


grainily

grainily (comparative more grainily, superlative most grainily)

more grainily (comparative)
most grainily (superlative)


brainily

brainily (comparative more brainily, superlative most brainily)

more brainily (comparative)
most brainily (superlative)


herstorically

herstorically (comparative more herstorically, superlative most herstorically)

more herstorically (comparative)
most herstorically (superlative)

(rare, feminism) In a herstoric or herstorical way.


dialectally

dialectally (comparative more dialectally, superlative most dialectally)

more dialectally (comparative)
most dialectally (superlative)

[...] (though dialectally e.g. in Northern British English while is used like until in (71), so that ‘Iʼll wait while tomorrow afternoonʼ means ‘Iʼll wait until tomorrow afternoonʼ).

1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 136:


lossily

lossily (comparative more lossily, superlative most lossily)

more lossily (comparative)
most lossily (superlative)

Since the image was lossily compressed, we were unable to recover the original.


supermorbidly

supermorbidly (comparative more supermorbidly, superlative most supermorbidly)

more supermorbidly (comparative)
most supermorbidly (superlative)


corrodingly

corrodingly (comparative more corrodingly, superlative most corrodingly)

more corrodingly (comparative)
most corrodingly (superlative)


abasingly

abasingly (comparative more abasingly, superlative most abasingly)

more abasingly (comparative)
most abasingly (superlative)


pervadingly

pervadingly (comparative more pervadingly, superlative most pervadingly)

more pervadingly (comparative)
most pervadingly (superlative)


mitigatingly

mitigatingly (comparative more mitigatingly, superlative most mitigatingly)

more mitigatingly (comparative)
most mitigatingly (superlative)


abradingly

abradingly (comparative more abradingly, superlative most abradingly)

more abradingly (comparative)
most abradingly (superlative)


advisingly

advisingly (comparative more advisingly, superlative most advisingly)

more advisingly (comparative)
most advisingly (superlative)


performantly

performantly (comparative more performantly, superlative most performantly)

more performantly (comparative)
most performantly (superlative)


revisingly

Definitely revisingly. Ever hear of revisionist history? That's what I deal with a lot of in this newsgroup.

1997 July 20, "NPS" <eagle2@enter.net>, "Re: Lou Gorman", message ID <5qrlru$81o@news.enter.net>, alt.sports.baseball.bos-redsox, Usenet

[…] thinking about her life. She did this in the normal way: roamingly, rebukingly, tenderly, revisingly.

1998, Julian Barnes, England, England, →ISBN, page 205:

The Hebrew Bible has been revisingly read by the Oral Torah and in midrash of the Talmud.

2004, Kenneth Cragg, A Certain Sympathy of Scriptures, Sussex Academic Press, published 2005, →ISBN, page 81:


fragmentedly

fragmentedly (comparative more fragmentedly, superlative most fragmentedly)

more fragmentedly (comparative)
most fragmentedly (superlative)

His memories returned only fragmentedly after the accident.


crepuscularly

crepuscularly (comparative more crepuscularly, superlative most crepuscularly)

more crepuscularly (comparative)
most crepuscularly (superlative)

In a crepuscular way; dimly; indistinctly.


lucklessly

lucklessly (comparative more lucklessly, superlative most lucklessly)

more lucklessly (comparative)
most lucklessly (superlative)


firelessly

An important feature of the room is the electric range which has the required special wiring. It is of the pattern which cooks firelessly as well.

1925, Richardson Little Wright, House and Garden's Second Book of Houses:

A hot mass of coals glowed firelessly in the hearth.

2000, Thomas Wolfe, Arlyn Bruccoli, Matthew Joseph Bruccoli, O Lost: A Story of the Buried Life:


talkily

talkily (comparative more talkily, superlative most talkily)

more talkily (comparative)
most talkily (superlative)


neoclassically

neoclassically (comparative more neoclassically, superlative most neoclassically)

more neoclassically (comparative)
most neoclassically (superlative)


volitively

volitively (comparative more volitively, superlative most volitively)

more volitively (comparative)
most volitively (superlative)


tenebrously

tenebrously (comparative more tenebrously, superlative most tenebrously)

more tenebrously (comparative)
most tenebrously (superlative)

And then, tenebrously, his mind whispered: Do it anyway. Put her down and swim for it.
But he did not, could not. An awful guilt rose in him at the thought.


cataleptically

cataleptically (comparative more cataleptically, superlative most cataleptically)

more cataleptically (comparative)
most cataleptically (superlative)


indexically

indexically (comparative more indexically, superlative most indexically)

more indexically (comparative)
most indexically (superlative)


sneezily

sneezily (comparative more sneezily, superlative most sneezily)

more sneezily (comparative)
most sneezily (superlative)


urinarily

In a urinary way; by means of the urine.


sensically

sensically (comparative more sensically, superlative most sensically)

more sensically (comparative)
most sensically (superlative)

We cannot sensically say: "you must wait, if you like"; nor can we say sensically "if you like" with any of the other three clauses in Table 2.

1994, Terence Odlin, Perspectives on Pedagogical Grammar:


supralinguistically

supralinguistically (comparative more supralinguistically, superlative most supralinguistically)

more supralinguistically (comparative)
most supralinguistically (superlative)


tigerishly

tigerishly (comparative more tigerishly, superlative most tigerishly)

more tigerishly (comparative)
most tigerishly (superlative)


pitchily

pitchily (comparative more pitchily, superlative most pitchily)

more pitchily (comparative)
most pitchily (superlative)


uncontestedly

uncontestedly (comparative more uncontestedly, superlative most uncontestedly)

more uncontestedly (comparative)
most uncontestedly (superlative)

In an uncontested way; without argument.


neotraditionally

neotraditionally (comparative more neotraditionally, superlative most neotraditionally)

more neotraditionally (comparative)
most neotraditionally (superlative)


scabrously

scabrously (comparative more scabrously, superlative most scabrously)

more scabrously (comparative)
most scabrously (superlative)


conspiringly

conspiringly (comparative more conspiringly, superlative most conspiringly)

more conspiringly (comparative)
most conspiringly (superlative)

In a conspiring way; as part of a conspiracy.


thanatologically

thanatologically (comparative more thanatologically, superlative most thanatologically)

more thanatologically (comparative)
most thanatologically (superlative)


cringingly

cringingly (comparative more cringingly, superlative most cringingly)

more cringingly (comparative)
most cringingly (superlative)

Instead, the campaign had run a couple of the most cringingly bad political commercials ever made, including one spot on the issue of abortion starring Wellstone's teenage daughter, Marcia.

2004, Bill Hillsman, Run the Other Way: Fixing the Two-Party System, →ISBN, page 11:


unpromisingly

unpromisingly (comparative more unpromisingly, superlative most unpromisingly)

more unpromisingly (comparative)
most unpromisingly (superlative)

The town looked unpromisingly bleak, but our hotel proved to be modern and cosy.


valourously

valourously (comparative more valourously, superlative most valourously)

more valourously (comparative)
most valourously (superlative)

(British) Obsolete spelling of valorously.


lang syne

Our selves have died lang syne, and we
Go ever upward […]

c. 1910, Ezra Pound, Prometheus, lines 3–4:


aphetically

aphetically (comparative more aphetically, superlative most aphetically)

more aphetically (comparative)
most aphetically (superlative)

(linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis.

(astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta.


exposedly

exposedly (comparative more exposedly, superlative most exposedly)

more exposedly (comparative)
most exposedly (superlative)


shadelessly

In a shadeless way: exposedly, without shelter from the sun.

In a shadeless way: without shades of colour.


tramplingly

tramplingly (comparative more tramplingly, superlative most tramplingly)

more tramplingly (comparative)
most tramplingly (superlative)


poundingly

poundingly (comparative more poundingly, superlative most poundingly)

more poundingly (comparative)
most poundingly (superlative)

The music was poundingly rhythmic.


grabbingly

grabbingly (comparative more grabbingly, superlative most grabbingly)

more grabbingly (comparative)
most grabbingly (superlative)

In a grabbing manner; selfishly, greedily.


gropingly

gropingly (comparative more gropingly, superlative most gropingly)

more gropingly (comparative)
most gropingly (superlative)

[…] all other sects of Philosophers, have but like men in Cimmerian darkenesse, gropingly stumbled, now and then, upon the nature of the true God-head […]

1635, David Person, Varieties: or, A surveigh of rare and excellent matters necessary and delectable for all sorts of persons, London: Thomas Alchorn, Book 4, Section 1, p. 230:

1881, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Letter to Robert Bridges dated 27 April, 1881 in Claude Colleer Abbott (editor), Letters of Gerard Manley Hopkins to Robert Bridges, Oxford University Press, 1935, p. 125,
I am gropingly making my way into harmony and may come to harmonise some of my airs.

With the impetus of his rush the man drove straight on, his face suddenly gaping disfigured, with his hands open before him gropingly, as though blinded, and landed with terrific violence on his forehead, just short of Jim’s bare toes.

1900, Joseph Conrad, chapter 31, in Lord Jim, Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood, page 323:

Toward the end of the year Greg, normally a sound sleeper, started to sleep poorly, to get up in the middle of the night and wander gropingly for hours around his room.

1995, Oliver Sacks, “The Last Hippie”, in An Anthropologist on Mars, New York: Knopf, page 72: