Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

consumedly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-sumed-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a way that entirely consumes one

adv

deucedly; extremely

Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

"They give every token of hating their neighbors consumedly; argal, they are going to be madly enamored of them."
"The men took it as a huge joke, and at every pause laughed consumedly."
"And so, we are proud--yes! we are consumedly proud, and we know that we have earned the right to be proud."
"These border rascals are apt to be restless in the dark hours, and their knives prick most consumedly sharp!"

Etymology

From consumed + -ly. In the sense "extremely", perhaps influenced by confoundedly and/or consummately.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: consumed

Usage

Inflected Forms

more consumedly (comparative) most consumedly (superlative)

Questions

What does consumedly mean?: In a way that entirely consumes one
Where does consumedly come from?: From consumed + -ly. In the sense "extremely", perhaps influenced by confoundedly and/or consummately.

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