ear-piercingly en · ADV
Etymology
From ear-piercing + -ly.
Meanings
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In an ear-piercing manner; at an ear-piercing volume.
The Noisy Scrub-bird is aptly named because its main call of several sweet notes is ear-piercingly loud.
2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 247:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most ear-piercingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more ear-piercingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |