Commandingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a commanding fashion. not-comparable

    "And yet, somehow, did Ahab—in his own proper self, as daily, hourly, and every instant, commandingly revealed to his subordinates,—Ahab seemed an independent lord […]"

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mightilypowerfully

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"And yet, somehow, did Ahab—in his own proper self, as daily, hourly, and every instant, commandingly revealed to his subordinates,—Ahab seemed an independent lord […]"

Etymology

From commanding + -ly.

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