consumedly
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of consumedly
First recorded in 1700–10; consumed ( def. ) + -ly
Example Sentences
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Pretty graphic that; House cheered and laughed, consumedly.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, March 15, 1890 by Various
Outside, in the moonlit court, he stood, threw back his head and laughed, not loudly but consumedly.
From The Branding Iron by Katharine Newlin Burt
It was lighted by hanging lanterns which threw queer, moving shadows in all directions, and stank consumedly.
From The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by A. J. (Alec John) Dawson
Then methought Mr Scrip looked fixedly upon Scapegrace, and shook his head consumedly.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 by Various
Little John went to the church door, and all began to laugh consumedly at him.
From Robin Hood by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth
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