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transfixingly

adverb

So as to transfix.

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Meanings

adverbtransfixingly (comparative more transfixingly, superlative most transfixingly)

comparative more transfixingly · superlative most transfixingly

So as to transfix.
If “Manhattan” shoots unusual subject matter in a familiar style, Cinemax’s “The Knick,” returning on Friday, takes a much-visited genre, the medical drama, and renders it transfixingly new.
2015 October 12, James Poniewozik, “‘Manhattan’ and ‘The Knick’ Return to a Forward-Looking Past”, in New York Times
Synonyms: stunningly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbSo as to transfix.

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Origin

From transfixing + -ly.

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Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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