Rottingly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a rotting manner.
"The yellow leaf lies rottingly / Round a mansion’s trellised door; / Its lord hath that deep sunken eye, / Nought now can e’er restore; […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"The yellow leaf lies rottingly / Round a mansion’s trellised door; / Its lord hath that deep sunken eye, / Nought now can e’er restore; […]"
Etymology
From rotting + -ly.