English
Adverb
consumedly (comparative more consumedly, superlative most consumedly)
- In a way that entirely consumes one
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1860, Various, Atlantic Monthly, Volume 6, No. 38, December, 1860:- They give every token of hating their neighbors consumedly; argal, they are going to be madly enamored of them.
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1913, Stewart Edward White, The Land of Footprints:- The men took it as a huge joke, and at every pause laughed consumedly.
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1915, James Branch Cabell, The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck:- And so, we are proud--yes! we are consumedly proud, and we know that we have earned the right to be proud.
- deucedly; extremely
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1900, Samuel Rutherford Crockett, Red Axe:- These border rascals are apt to be restless in the dark hours, and their knives prick most consumedly sharp!