Blottingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    So as to produce blots. not-comparable

    "That Pen, which now writes blottingly, might be well made at first, and will write fairly again […]"

  2. 2
    So as to blot out or conceal. not-comparable

    "She trod like a featureless shade; her shawl wrapped blottingly about her face and her mind moving within herself and for herself."

Example

More examples

"That Pen, which now writes blottingly, might be well made at first, and will write fairly again […]"

Etymology

From blotting + -ly.

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