Meanings
comparative more thumpingly · superlative most thumpingly
- With thumping noises.
He walked thumpingly up the stairs in his boots.
- informalExtremely.
It was a thumpingly tall ladder.
1994, Sharon Creech, Walk Two Moons, page 1691 more example
But while often seen as a symbol of the BBC’s commitment to diversity, she is, herself, thumpingly posh.
2016 March 24, Sebastian Shakespeare, “'No-one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim': Moment Burma democracy heroine Suu Kyi lost her cool with BBC's Mishal Husain after being quizzed over violence towards Muslim minority”, in Daily Mail
Origin
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thumpingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumpingly
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