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concussively en · ADV

Etymology

From concussive + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a concussive manner.
   • It begins in earnest after sunrise, when Saratoga’s backstretch has the feel of a summer camp before wake-up: The air is dense and humid, and everyone moves slowly, saddling the racers in the stables —— sagging wooden structures that smell almost concussively of manure and hay. 2009 August 9, Alan Feuer, “Preparing the Ponies for a Day at Saratoga”, in New York Times:

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