venomously en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈvɛnəməsli/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English venymously; by surface analysis, venomous + -ly.
Meanings
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In a venomous manner; with venom.
He spat venomously over the side of the tree and proceeded to tell me how different things had been when he was young.
1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 192:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more venomously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most venomously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (2)
eo venene (in a venomous manner) · fi myrkyllisesti (in a venomous manner)