chillingly

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adverb

In a chilling manner.

UncommonScrabble 19

Meanings

adverbchillingly (comparative more chillingly, superlative most chillingly)

comparative more chillingly · superlative most chillingly

  1. In a chilling manner.

    His warning was chillingly resonant of late 20th century clashes between two ideologically opposed superpowers.

    2022 January 10, Stephen Collinson, “Biden confronts challenges to democracy at home and abroad this week”, in CNN
    1 more example

    And I'll never forget the chillingly instinctive racism. "Sure is pretty countryside. Pity it's spoiled by the niggers picknickin."

    2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 71

Origin

Translations

Czech mrazivě
  • mrazivěin a chilling manner
Esperanto malvarmige
  • malvarmigein a chilling manner
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Chicago

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