deflatingly en · ADV
Etymology
From deflating + -ly.
Meanings
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(figuratively) So as to deflate.
Here, the emphasis is somewhat deflatingly on the artifice in “Cymbeline.”
2015 August 10, Charles Isherwood, “Review: ‘Cymbeline’ Unspools Its Many Plot Twists at the Delacorte Theater”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most deflatingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more deflatingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |