consumedly
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of consumedly
First recorded in 1700–10; consumed ( def. ) + -ly
Example Sentences
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I took her hand, kissed it, held it for a moment in mine, and said: "I shall not intrude on you again, Lydia; I love you consumedly, but I shall not intrude on you again."
From The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian by Ellison Harding
He would have laughed consumedly; and from my dear remembrance of him, I think he would have found a quotation from Horace to meet the case.
From Far Off Things by Arthur Machen
You can't expatiate too much for our entertainment on your impressions, though you make us want consumedly to go over and follow in your footsteps.
From Notes of a Son and Brother by Henry James
No wonder, this being firm is one of the most unsteady feelings imaginable, for I have no sooner come to a resolution of making a stand, than I find my head running round consumedly.
From Olla Podrida by Frederick Marryat
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
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