howlingly
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7.5
- adverb
- /ˈhaʊlɪŋli/
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estruendosamente
- The comedian's routine was howlingly funny, and the audience couldn't stop laughing.
- howlingly funny
Examples
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His howlingly silly antics had everyone in stitches at the party.
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They would resent it howlingly from a corrupt Congressman or a racist sheriff, and they ought to resent it every bit as much from corporate flacks and clueless technoutopians.
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She told a story that was howlingly exaggerated, making everyone in the room burst into laughter.
Synonyms
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4.8
In a way that is out of control with loud laughter or crying
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5.6
In a very strong and angry way
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9.3
In a very loud and out of control way like someone crying or shouting
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5.1
In a very loud and powerful way like thunder
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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 loud, wild, and very lively way
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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
In a very loud and powerful way
Spoken in a very loud and strong voice
In a loud, demanding way that draws attention
In a very excited and wild way
In a very strong, angry, or violent way
In a very obvious way that gets attention
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
howlingly = howling (semi-transparent) = howl + ing + ly
Formed by the productive adjective 'howling' (howl + -ing) with the regular adverbial suffix '-ly', so the morphological step to the adverb is straightforward.
Etymology
The word howlingly comes from howl, which means 'to make a long, loud cry like a wolf or a strong wind', and the ending -ly turns it into a word that shows how something is done. So, when you say something is howlingly funny or wrong, you mean it is very extreme, loud, or exaggerated, like a sound that 'howls'.