consumedly
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of consumedly
First recorded in 1700–10; consumed ( def. ) + -ly
Example Sentences
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He would have laughed consumedly; and from my dear remembrance of him, I think he would have found a quotation from Horace to meet the case.
From Far Off Things by Machen, Arthur
One must do a consumedly rash thing, or a wonderfully sharp one, to come out well with the world.
From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Lever, Charles James
Other days he spends among his friends in the city, sitting in their little shops and gossiping consumedly.
From In the Tail of the Peacock by Savory, Isabel
They must be talking of him, "for they laughed consumedly;" and that confounded Slap'emup was obviously getting up a reputation for wit by cutting minute jokes at his expense.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 by Various
His romper trousers were spread wide on each side and he strutted consumedly.
From Ethel Morton at Chautauqua by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)
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