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hackingly

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

In a hacking manner; brokenly or jerkily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The furnace protested long and hackingly like the lungs of an old smoker at an early morning cigarette.
  • Magazine illustrations cut hackingly by her tiny, amateur fingers.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hacking + -ly.