crowingly en · ADV
Etymology
From crowing + -ly.
Meanings
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So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
1902, Watson Bradshaw, "Thyestes", Act V., in The Ten Tragedies of Seneca, page 135. Wicked Atreus crowingly congratulates himself on his cruel revenge […]
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more crowingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most crowingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
exultatingly (so as to crow) · exultantly (so as to crow) · exultingly (so as to crow) · jubilantly (so as to crow)