- stiflingly
- adverb see stifle II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
stiflingly
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stiflingly — adv. Stiflingly is used with these adjectives: ↑hot … Collocations dictionary
stiflingly — stifling ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unpleasantly hot and stuffy. DERIVATIVES stiflingly adverb … English terms dictionary
stiflingly — See stifling. * * * … Universalium
stiflingly — adverb In a stifling manner … Wiktionary
stiflingly — adv. in a manner which smothers or suffocates; in a manner which represses … English contemporary dictionary
stiflingly — sti·fling·ly … English syllables
stiflingly — See: stifling … English dictionary
stiflingly — adverb see stifling … Useful english dictionary
stifling — stiflingly, adv. /stuy fling/, adj. suffocating; oppressively close: the stifling atmosphere of the cavern. [1550 60; STIFLE1 + ING2] * * * … Universalium
stifle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century the joint next above the hock in the hind leg of a quadruped (as a horse or dog) corresponding to the human knee see horse illustration II. verb (stifled; stifling) Etymology: alteration of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
