barkingly
- adverb
- /ˈbɑrkɪŋli/
:
de manera brusca
- Orders were given barkingly, leaving no room for questions or hesitation.
Examples
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The coach spoke barkingly to the players after their mistake on the field.
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He replied barkingly, making everyone in the room fall silent.
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He spoke barkingly to his subordinates.
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She answered the question barkingly.
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The teacher addressed the class barkingly, demanding immediate silence.
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He answered the criticism barkingly, showing no patience for disagreement.
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The manager spoke barkingly, making it clear that he would tolerate no excuses.
Synonyms
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1.0
In a way that makes a lot of noise
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1.0
In a loud, often unpleasant way
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7.9
In a loud, rough way that bothers other people
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6.6
With a high, sharp sound that hurts your ears
In a very loud and powerful way
In a loud, demanding way that draws attention
How Abruptly
Surface Forms
Morphology
barkingly = barking (transparent) = barking + ly
Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'barking', giving a manner adverb that is inferable from the base adjective.
Etymology
The word barkingly comes from the verb bark, like a dog's 'short, loud sound'; to bark at someone is to speak sharply, so barkingly means to say something in a harsh, abrupt way.