amain
Americanadverb
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with full force.
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at full speed.
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suddenly; hastily.
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exceedingly; greatly.
adverb
Etymology
Origin of amain
Example Sentences
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He would seize a rope end in his strong young teeth and pull amain.
From Time Magazine Archive
Aias, from The Iliad In Toledo last week, a group of U.S. wrestlers strove amain, using some of the classic grips of Homer's time.
From Time Magazine Archive
Production of electricity proceeds amain with new needs demanding more power and excess power stimulating new needs.
From Time Magazine Archive
To assist this second hope, the Press of the land last week got behind the market and shoved amain.
From Time Magazine Archive
But pain struck great roots that waxed amain into Firmian's heart, roots that split it asunder as the roots of trees split rocks.
From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul
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