slaveringly

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adverb

With drooling saliva.

“The half-starved dog leapt slaveringly towards the dish of meat.”

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Meanings

adverbslaveringly (comparative more slaveringly, superlative most slaveringly)

comparative more slaveringly · superlative most slaveringly

  1. With drooling saliva.

    The half-starved dog leapt slaveringly towards the dish of meat.

Origin

From slavering + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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