grindingly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English grinding Middle English -ly English -ly English grindingly From grinding + -ly.
Meanings
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With a grinding sound or motion.
Grindingly, laths of wood yielded to brown and yellow hands, a wrenching and screaming of twisted nails fanfared the discovery of the treasure beneath.
1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 463:
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With tedious repetition; mechanically.
It was a grindingly dull lecture.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more grindingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most grindingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |