scourgingly en · ADV
Etymology
From scourging + -ly.
Meanings
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So as to scourge.
The waves now lash the Heavens above, and now, / Most scourgingly the rocks of Tartar beat.
1838, Samuel Jones Cassels, Providence and Other Poems, page 184:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most scourgingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more scourgingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |