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scaldingly

adv

Etymology

From scalding + -ly.

  1. derived from excaldo — “bathe in hot water”
  2. derived from escalder
  3. inherited from scalden
  4. suffixed as scalding — “scald + ing”
  5. suffixed as scaldingly — “scalding + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In a scalding manner

    In a scalding manner; enough to scald.

    • The water was scaldingly hot.
    • In another moment a huge wave, like a muddy tidal bore, but almost scaldingly hot, came sweeping round the bend up-stream.

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