consumedly

American  

[kuhn-soo-mid-lee] / kənˈsu mɪd li /

adverb

1. excessively; extremely.

   a consumedly profound wish.

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consumedly British  

/ kənˈsjuːmɪdlɪ /

adverb

1. old-fashioned (intensifier)

   a consumedly fascinating performance

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Etymology

Origin of consumedly

First recorded in 1700–10; consumed ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

There was a breathless element of unexpectedness in this which appealed to the miners' sense of humor, and they all laughed consumedly and felt good comrades at once.

From The Westerners by White, Stewart Edward

I was consumedly amused by it, so was the whole family, and we proceeded to hunt up back Idlers and read the whole series.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

I am still weak, and my shoulder—fortunately it is the left—sometimes hurts me consumedly.

From Dorothy's Double Volume III (of 3) by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Fortunately the weather was moderate, so that we were not absolutely washed away, but for all that it was consumedly cold of nights.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 by Various

I am most consumedly in the flat key, Biddulph," said he; "I know not what to do with myself.

From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana