From <span class="searchmatch">craunching</span> + -ly. <span class="searchmatch">craunchingly</span> (comparative more <span class="searchmatch">craunchingly</span>, superlative most <span class="searchmatch">craunchingly</span>) Archaic form of crunchingly. 1872, Bret Harte, Mrs...
put a bit of bread into her mouth as big as two twelve-penny loaves. <span class="searchmatch">craunchingly</span> craunch (plural craunches) (archaic) A grinding or crunching sound. 1867...