consumedly
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of consumedly
First recorded in 1700–10; consumed ( def. ) + -ly
Example Sentences
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The gentlemen to whom this speech was made laughed "consumedly."
From Sir Tom by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
I like to laugh, and I have laughed, in my time, consumedly.
From Imaginary Interviews by William Dean Howells
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
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 Stewart Edward White
His romper trousers were spread wide on each side and he strutted consumedly.
From Ethel Morton at Chautauqua by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith
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