Meanings
comparative more soakingly · superlative most soakingly
- To the point of soaking; imparting extreme wetness.
The temperature at noon had risen to 33 deg., and everything was more soakingly wet than ever, if that was possible.
1910, Charles Turley, The Voyages of Captain Scott1 more example
There are people who even in this enlightened age vegetate upon the face of the earth and know not these things, and a very great many more who do not know that they ought to select a soakingly wet day to appreciate the Falls of Niagara at their highest value.
1902, Harry Furniss, The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2)
Origin
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