crushingly

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adverb

So as to defeat overwhelmingly.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English crushing →
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Meanings

adverbcrushingly (comparative more crushingly, superlative most crushingly)

comparative more crushingly · superlative most crushingly

  1. So as to defeat overwhelmingly.
  2. So as to belittle; dishearteningly.

Origin

  1. Englishcrushing
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishcrushingly

From crushing + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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