wither
verb (used without object)
to shrivel; fade; decay.
witheringly
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a word derived from
wither.
Example Sentences
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To read of Herrmann’s witheringly unpleasant treatment of his wives, musicians, friends and co-workers is to wonder at the mystery of the self-sabotaging genius.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
At the roundtable that followed, Linda told Anna witheringly: "You don't need to be a sailor to know how to tie a rope, sorry."
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
“I would expect this stuff from the Eagles,” a fan tweeted, witheringly.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2022
In college, she started writing scathing essays on Facebook that were rapturously received by the white elites she most witheringly criticized.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
But she gave only some cursory measurements, pointedly declined to specify any details about the structure, and then brought a witheringly dull academic seminar to its close.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
