drippingly en · ADV
Etymology
From dripping + -ly.
Meanings
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So as to drip.
a basket of drippingly ripe peaches
Still confounding critics more than 40 years after its making, “Le Bonheur” could qualify as either the most drippingly sentimental film ever made or the most dryly ironic.
2008 January 22, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more drippingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most drippingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |