stabbingly

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adverb

With a stabbing motion or action.

“After hours spent in the mine, the sunlight was stabbingly bright.”

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Meanings

adverbstabbingly (comparative more stabbingly, superlative most stabbingly)

comparative more stabbingly · superlative most stabbingly

  1. figurativelysometimesWith a stabbing motion or action.

    After hours spent in the mine, the sunlight was stabbingly bright.

Origin

From stabbing + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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