← Back to search

Meaning of smotheringly | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C1

Definitions

In a smothering manner; oppressively.

Examples

“Their mother was smotheringly overprotective.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

smudgedly smudgily smuggishly smugly smuttily snailishly