poundingly

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adverb

In a pounding way.

“The music was poundingly rhythmic.”

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adverbpoundingly (comparative more poundingly, superlative most poundingly)

comparative more poundingly · superlative most poundingly

  1. In a pounding way.

    The music was poundingly rhythmic.

Origin

  1. Englishpounding
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishpoundingly

From pounding + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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