Definitions
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- adverb So as to
defeat overwhelmingly . - adverb So as to
belittle ;dishearteningly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a crushing manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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But these gains are only latent, because he thought the workers would remain crushingly poor and wouldn´t benefit from the increased productivity.
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Kids have such a limited world by the simple virtue of being children, and I think this makes them feel crushingly powerless sometimes.
Tanja M. Laden: Childrin R Skary Tanja M. Laden 2011
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They pierced her leg and flank and held on crushingly as Kralkatorrik rolled again.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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These are all lonely, arguably damaged people, and once you get past the silliness it's all rather crushingly sad.
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I do not find their presence infuriating and they do not find my presence to be soul-crushingly emasculating.
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Kids have such a limited world by the simple virtue of being children, and I think this makes them feel crushingly powerless sometimes.
Tanja M. Laden: Childrin R Skary Tanja M. Laden 2011
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Jamie Woon Night Air His trajectory from a musical family to the Brit School to the BBC Sound of 2011 poll is crushingly predictable, but this brilliant single from Jamie Woon isn't.
F&M playlist 2011
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Kids have such a limited world by the simple virtue of being children, and I think this makes them feel crushingly powerless sometimes.
Tanja M. Laden: Childrin R Skary Tanja M. Laden 2011
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I, on the other hand, have no news, as I spend all of my time with my family or cooped up in this house—safe but crushingly dull.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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I do not find their presence infuriating and they do not find my presence to be soul-crushingly emasculating.
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