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Witheringly

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Adverb

1. witheringly

in a withering manner

Example Sentences:
'guns fired witheringly at the railroad cars'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Witheringly

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verb
1. (intransitive)
(esp of a plant) to droop, wilt, or shrivel up
2. (intransitive; often foll by away)
to fade or waste
all hope withered away
3. (intransitive)
to decay, decline, or disintegrate
4. (transitive)
to cause to wilt, fade, or lose vitality
5. (transitive)
to abash, esp with a scornful look
6. (transitive)
to harm or damage

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Witheringly

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verb intransitive
1. 
to dry up, as from great heat; shrivel; wilt
said esp. of plants
2. 
to lose vigor or freshness; become wasted or decayed
3. 
to weaken; languish
affection that soon withered
verb transitive
4. 
to cause to wither
5. 
to cause to quail or feel abashed, as by a scornful glance

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Witheringly

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adj.
Tending to overwhelm or destroy; devastating: withering sarcasm.

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