cavernously

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adverb

In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adverbcavernously (comparative more cavernously, superlative most cavernously)

comparative more cavernously · superlative most cavernously

  1. In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.

    The lurid unearthly glow still hovered in the shadowy chamber, lighting ghostlily the dead face of Thugra Khotan, which seemed to grin mirthlessly and cavernously at them.

    1933, Robert Howard, Black Colossus
  2. In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.

    ...the mother of the boy was alarmed beyond measure at Jimmie's curious illness, which caused him to lie on the rug in front of the fire and groan cavernously.

    1899, Stephen Crane, Making an Orator

Origin

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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