abafadamente

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From abafada (“fogged; smothered”) +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.baˌfa.daˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.baˌfa.daˈmẽ.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐˌfa.dɐˈmẽ.tɨ/ [ɐ.βɐˌfa.ðɐˈmẽ.tɨ]

  • Rhymes: -ẽtɨ
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧fa‧da‧men‧te

Adverb[edit]

abafadamente (comparable, comparative mais abafadamente, superlative o mais abafadamente)

  1. displaying shortness of breath, dyspnea
    João grita abafadamente. ― John screams breathlessly.
  2. (figurative) covertly, in secret
    Synonyms: ocultamente, por baixo dos panos, secretamente

Related terms[edit]

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