incandescently

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/ɪnkənˈdɛsəntli/

adverb

In an incandescent manner; using incandescence.

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Meanings

adverbincandescently (comparative more incandescently, superlative most incandescently)

comparative more incandescently · superlative most incandescently

  1. In an incandescent manner; using incandescence.

    Every day was as incandescently hot as the last.

    2022, Paul McAuley, Beyond the Burn Line, Gollancz, page 428

Origin

From incandescent + -ly.

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APA

incandescently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incandescently

MLA

“incandescently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incandescently. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incandescently,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incandescently.

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