deafeningly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English deafening

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English deafeningly

From deafening + -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfənɪŋ(ɡ)li/

Adverb

deafeningly (comparative more deafeningly, superlative most deafeningly)

1. In a deafening manner.