Grindingly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 With a grinding sound or motion.
"Grindingly, laths of wood yielded to brown and yellow hands, a wrenching and screaming of twisted nails fanfared the discovery of the treasure beneath."
- 2 With tedious repetition; mechanically.
"It was a grindingly dull lecture."
Synonyms
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More examples"Grindingly, laths of wood yielded to brown and yellow hands, a wrenching and screaming of twisted nails fanfared the discovery of the treasure beneath."
Etymology
From grinding + -ly.