Blottingly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 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 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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