Pouncingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a pouncing manner; with a pouncing motion.

    "The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day."

Example

More examples

"The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face of the day."

Etymology

From pouncing + -ly.

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