snarlingly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English snarling Middle English -ly English -ly English snarlingly From snarling + -ly.
Meanings
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In a snarling manner; with a snarl.
When Mina went in again, Woona was still squatted among the ashes; she was silent as Mina entered, but her black eyes rolled defiantly and her lower lip fell snarlingly.
1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 263:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most snarlingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more snarlingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |