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bruisingly

adv

Etymology

From bruising + -ly.

  1. derived from *bruseti✻ — “to break”
  2. derived from *brus-✻
  3. derived from bruiser
  4. inherited from *brausijaną✻
  5. inherited from brȳsan
  6. derived from *bʰrews-✻ — “to break”
  7. inherited from bruisen
  8. formed as bruising — “bruise + -ing”
  9. suffixed as bruisingly — “bruising + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a manner that bruises

    In a manner that bruises; violently.

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