Lashingly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    With savage criticism.

    "Classic writers are prone to satirize women lashingly, but Jonson's satire is different."

Example

More examples

"Classic writers are prone to satirize women lashingly, but Jonson's satire is different."

Etymology

From lashing + -ly.

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