cavernously

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English

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Etymology

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From cavernous +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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cavernously (comparative more cavernously, superlative most cavernously)

  1. In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
    • 1933, Robert Howard, Black Colossus:
      The lurid unearthly glow still hovered in the shadowy chamber, lighting ghostlily the dead face of Thugra Khotan, which seemed to grin mirthlessly and cavernously at them.
  2. In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
    • 1899, Stephen Crane, Making an Orator:
      ...the mother of the boy was alarmed beyond measure at Jimmie's curious illness, which caused him to lie on the rug in front of the fire and groan cavernously.