searingly

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word searingly. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word searingly, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say searingly in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word searingly you have here. The definition of the word searingly will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsearingly, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

searing +‎ -ly

Adverb

searingly (comparative more searingly, superlative most searingly)

  1. In a burning, blistering, hot manner.
  2. (figurative) Harshly; mercilessly.
    a searingly honest appraisal of her career prospects
    • 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 23:
      Their deaths were sobering not merely because of the searingly unbearable wrench of losing those two wonderful people, but because it left me exposed as rudderless.

Anagrams