stiflingly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English stifling Middle English -ly English -ly English stiflingly From stifling + -ly.
Meanings
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In a stifling manner; so as to suffocate.
On one stiflingly hot afternoon I padded across the corridor from my bedsit to the bathroom in my dressing gown.
2021 June 23, Ruth Gibson, “‘Embarrassing ..’”, in Wirral Globe, Wirral, Merseyside, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10, column 1:The air was stiflingly hot.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most stiflingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more stiflingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |