crashingly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English crashing Middle English -ly English -ly English crashingly From crashing + -ly.
Meanings
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While crashing, or as if crashing
He stumbled crashingly around the apartment.
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Absolutely; terribly
It is almost 50 years since Western dancers first tried to cure the Russians of this crashingly vulgar habit.
2009 January 15, Alastair Macaulay, “Tilting at Windmills, but Not at Traditions, in Performance From Maryinsky”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more crashingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most crashingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |