killingly

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adverb

So as to kill; fatally.

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sidesplittingly
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Meanings

killingly1

adverbkillingly (comparative more killingly, superlative most killingly)

comparative more killingly · superlative most killingly

  1. So as to kill; fatally.
  2. figurativelySo as to incapacitate with laughter.

    I should not be able to say how killingly droll I found this.

    1916, William Dean Howells, Between the Dark and the Daylight, page 152

Killingly2

proper noun
  1. A town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a very humorous manner

Similar
sidesplittingly
Also see
sidesplittingly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From killing + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

killingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killingly

MLA

“killingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “killingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killingly.

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