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consumedly en · ADV

Etymology

From consumed + -ly. In the sense "extremely", perhaps influenced by confoundedly and/or consummately.

Meanings

1. In a way that entirely consumes one
   • The men took it as a huge joke, and at every pause laughed consumedly. 1913, Stewart Edward White, The Land of Footprints:
   • They give every token of hating their neighbors consumedly; argal, they are going to be madly enamored of them. 1860, Various, Atlantic Monthly, Volume 6, No. 38, December, 1860:
   • And so, we are proud--yes! we are consumedly proud, and we know that we have earned the right to be proud. 1915, James Branch Cabell, The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck:
2. (colloquial, dated) deucedly; extremely
   • These border rascals are apt to be restless in the dark hours, and their knives prick most consumedly sharp! 1900, Samuel Rutherford Crockett, Red Axe:

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