consumedly
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of consumedly
First recorded in 1700–10; consumed ( def. ) + -ly
Example Sentences
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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
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 were consumedly comfortable: for breakfast had been served on the stroke of one, with five members of the house-party absent.
From The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel by Carryl, Guy Wetmore
Outside, in the moonlit court, he stood, threw back his head and laughed, not loudly but consumedly.
From The Branding Iron by Burt, Katharine Newlin
Voltaire found the first four acts execrable and laughed consumedly.
From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Summers, Montague
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