consumedly
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of consumedly
First recorded in 1700–10; consumed ( def. ) + -ly
Example Sentences
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Voltaire found the first four acts execrable and laughed consumedly.
From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Summers, Montague
And now, brother Martin, I will tell you a secret, that will make your hair stand on end.—You must know, that I am consumedly in love.
From The Beaux-Stratagem A comedy in five acts by Farquhar, George
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
Ay; he and the Count's footman were jabbering French, like two intriguing ducks in a mill-pond: and, I believe, they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.
From The Beaux-Stratagem A comedy in five acts by Farquhar, George
And yet when Kathryn remarked once that it was encouraging to observe how women were gradually growing independent of men, Molly laughed consumedly.
From The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam
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