ravingly

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adverb

So as to rave; madly; in an insane way.

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Meanings

adverbravingly (comparative more ravingly, superlative most ravingly)

comparative more ravingly · superlative most ravingly

  1. So as to rave; madly; in an insane way.

    The conjugal companion of Mr Verloc had suddenly become ravingly, murderingly insane.

    2007, Geoffrey N. Leech, Mick Short, Style in Fiction: A Linguistic Introduction to English Fictional Prose

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a raving manner

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raving
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raving

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From raving + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

ravingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ravingly

MLA

“ravingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ravingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ravingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ravingly.

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