Blightingly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    So as to blight.

    "It is subject to blightingly hot summers, bitterly cold winters. Typhoons are not infrequent, and earthquakes occur in cycles of six years throughout the islands."

Example

More examples

"It is subject to blightingly hot summers, bitterly cold winters. Typhoons are not infrequent, and earthquakes occur in cycles of six years throughout the islands."

Etymology

From blighting + -ly.

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