Slaveringly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    With drooling saliva.

    "The half-starved dog leapt slaveringly towards the dish of meat."

Synonyms

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atrociouslycruellyferociously

Example

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"The half-starved dog leapt slaveringly towards the dish of meat."

Etymology

From slavering + -ly.

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