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Meaning of woundily | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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