adv
Meaning 1
In a suffocating manner, or to a degree that suffocates
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The hall was suffocatingly crowded.
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
suffocatingly
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English suffocating Middle English -ly English -ly English suffocatingly From suffocating + -ly.