combustibly en · ADV
Etymology
From combustible + -ly.
Meanings
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in a combustible manner
All at once holding his sides, he found a little breath and cried combustibly: "A can-can!"
1913, Owen Johnson, Murder in Any Degree:So it's not surprising that Terry McCabe's theatrically assured, combustibly comic staging is superior to Borealis Theatre's revival two months ago.
2003 November 28, Lawrence Bommer, “The Play's the Thing”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more combustibly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most combustibly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
pl palnie (in a combustible manner)