blightingly
- a word derived from blight.
Example Sentences
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She peered at him, complacent, curious, blightingly unconscious of his emotions, and the young man felt a stirring of hot impatience.
From The Love Affairs of Pixie by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
Mary Rhodes asked blightingly as Claire opened a cardboard box which had arrived by the morning delivery, and displayed a blue muslin dress inset with lace.
From The Independence of Claire by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
But they had hoped it would be Miss Carrol, and that Mrs. Forest would be safely shaken off with her blightingly rigid ideas of discipline for at least that one day.
From Peggy Parsons at Prep School by Sharp, Annabel
As I sat nursing these reflections, the casement behind me was banged on to the floor by a blow from the latter individual, and his black countenance looked blightingly through.
From Wuthering Heights by Brontë, Emily
Altogether, in comparison with the enthusiasm of the invitation, the opposition was blightingly resigned.
From A College Girl by Groome, William H. C.
