adv, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   With thumping noises.

   "He walked thumpingly up the stairs in his boots."

2. 2
   Extremely. informal

   "It was a thumpingly tall ladder."

Example

More examples

"He walked thumpingly up the stairs in his boots."

Etymology

From thumping + -ly.

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