Concussively

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a concussive manner.

    "It begins in earnest after sunrise, when Saratoga’s backstretch has the feel of a summer camp before wake-up: The air is dense and humid, and everyone moves slowly, saddling the racers in the stables —— sagging wooden structures that smell almost concussively of manure and hay."

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"It begins in earnest after sunrise, when Saratoga’s backstretch has the feel of a summer camp before wake-up: The air is dense and humid, and everyone moves slowly, saddling the racers in the stables —— sagging wooden structures that smell almost concussively of manure and hay."

Etymology

From concussive + -ly.

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