Squashingly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a squashing way; belittlingly.
"Crooke was allowed to set his own question for his second examination, hut was still, rather squashingly, not approved […]"
Example
More examples"Crooke was allowed to set his own question for his second examination, hut was still, rather squashingly, not approved […]"
Etymology
From squashing + -ly.
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