Perishingly

adv, slang

adv, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    extremely colloquial

    "The party was short of water and rationed, and such water as they first found was salty, so that they got perishingly thirsty."

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"The party was short of water and rationed, and such water as they first found was salty, so that they got perishingly thirsty."

Etymology

* from perishing + -ly

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