woundily

Definitions

Excessively; greatly.

obsolete

Examples

“Taking up the tongs, as if to arrange⟳ the wood, but rather perhaps to conceal his own⟳ confusion, the butler observed, “it was burning clear now, but had smoked woundily in the morning.””

“[']Well, at that moment the Frenchman lifted for'ard on a heavy swell, and let⟳ drive⟳ at us, with all his forecastle guns, fired as it might be with one priming—'" / "That was bad gunnery," growled Tom Sponge, "as it racks a ship woundily."”

“Well, I did not like⟳ such usage at all, and was woundily frightened, and tried to keep⟳ as much out of his way as possible, going anywhere but where I thought I was likely to meet⟳ him; and sure enough for several months I contrived to keep⟳ out of his way.”

“"Tut, sir, this O'Flaherty has not been three weeks among us," spluttered out the General, who was woundily jealous of the honour of his corps.”

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