pouncingly en · ADV
Etymology
From pouncing + -ly.
Meanings
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In a pouncing manner; with a pouncing motion.
The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day.
1920, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Avery Hopwood, chapter I, in The Bat: A Novel from the Play (Dell Book; 241), New York, N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 01:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pouncingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most pouncingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |