barkingly
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9.9
- adverb
- /ˈbɑrkɪŋli/
- Informal
- He was barkingly enthusiastic about the project, even when others doubted its success.
Examples
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Some people thought her ideas were barkingly unrealistic, but she proved them wrong.
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The plan was barkingly complicated, but somehow they managed to pull it off.
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He laughed barkingly at the joke.
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Why do you always act barkingly in meetings?
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The presentation was barkingly impressive, leaving the audience in awe of the speaker's talent.
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She was barkingly overjoyed when she heard the news of her promotion.
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After weeks of work, the results were barkingly better than anyone had expected.
Synonyms
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1.0
In a way that makes a lot of noise
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5.6
In a very strong and angry way
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7.9
Very funny or easy to notice
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7.9
In a loud, rough way that bothers other people
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7.5
In a very loud or obvious way that people notice easily
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4.4
Extremely loudly so you can hardly hear anything else
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7.2
In a very loud and excited way
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7.2
In a very loud and powerful way
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7.9
In a loud, demanding way that draws attention
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7.5
In a noisy, energetic way that is hard to control
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8.2
To a very great degree
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9.7
In a very excited and wild way
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9.9
Spoken in a very loud and strong voice
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9.5
In a very obvious way that gets attention
To make a describing word much stronger
How Extreme
Surface Forms
Morphology
barkingly = barking (semi-transparent) = barking + ly
Derived by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'barking', but the adverbial sense here depends on an idiomatic use ('barking mad'), so the meaning 'extremely/excessive' is not directly inferable from the verb 'bark' alone.
Etymology
A helpful way to remember barkingly in the sense 'extremely' is the British phrase barking mad, where barking means 'very crazy', so barkingly can be used to mean 'extremely' or 'outrageously'.