flushingly en · ADV
Etymology
From flushing + -ly.
Meanings
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In a flushing manner; while flushing, while blushing (red with embarrassment)
No schoolgirl passed their observation-posts more flushingly than did Mrs. Dr. Kennicott. In shame she knew they glanced appraisingly at her snowy overshoes, speculating about her legs.
1920, Sinclair Lewis, Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, →OCLC, page 243:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more flushingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most flushingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |