fearsomely

English

Etymology

fearsome + -ly

Adverb

fearsomely (comparative more fearsomely, superlative most fearsomely)

  1. In a fearsome manner, or to a fearsome extent
    • 1967, Rober E. Pike, Tall Trees, Tough Men, 1999 ed. edition, →ISBN, page 62:
      After supper, the men sprawled in their bunks or along the deacon-seat, and fearsomely they spat and swore, and fearsomely they lied.

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