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smotheringly

adv

Etymology

From smothering + -ly.

  1. inherited from smorþering
  2. suffixed as smotheringly — “smothering + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a smothering manner

    In a smothering manner; oppressively.

    • Their mother was smotheringly overprotective.

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