Arrestively

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an arrestive manner. dated

    "His face had an arrestively hollow look, but that frozen smile was set on it."

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arrestinglyconspicuouslyremarkablystrikingly

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"His face had an arrestively hollow look, but that frozen smile was set on it."

Etymology

From arrestive + -ly.

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