broodingly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English brooding Middle English -ly English -ly English broodingly From brooding + -ly.
Meanings
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In a brooding manner.
But he was broodingly unable to see even the most ivied tower as anything but a pile of stones till, inexplicably, the miracle of recovered hope and courage transformed him.
1951, Sinclair Lewis, chapter 4, in World so Wide […], New York, N.Y.: Random House, →OCLC, page 35:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most broodingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more broodingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |