STABBINGLY

Etymology

Adverb

stabbingly (comparative more stabbingly, superlative most stabbingly)

(sometimes, figuratively) With a stabbing motion or action.

After hours spent in the mine, the sunlight was stabbingly bright.

Source: Wiktionary


Stab"bing*ly, adv.

Definition: By stabbing; with intent to injure covertly. Bp. Parker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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