Floggingly

/ˈflɒɡɪŋli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner involving or resembling flogging; with severe beating or punishment.

Etymology

From 'flogging' (the present participle of 'flog') plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly' (in the manner of).

Kelly Says

Adding '-ly' to a gerund like 'flogging' to make an adverb is grammatically possible but creates an archaic, brutal-sounding word that you'd never use in modern English—it's almost onomatopoetic in its violence!

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