passingly
- adverb
- /ˈpæsɪŋli/
- Archaic
:
excesivamente
- The knight was passingly brave, earning the admiration of all who knew him.
Examples
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The ancient knight was passingly heroic, often celebrated in tales passed down through generations.
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She was passingly fair, with beauty that poets often described in their verses.
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His generosity was passingly praised in the old village records.
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He was passingly familiar with the subject.
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The book was passingly interesting.
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She was considered passingly beautiful, captivating the attention of poets who sang her praises.
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His efforts were passingly acknowledged at the ceremony, demonstrating their value to the community.
Synonyms
351
1.4
To show strong feeling or degree
350
1.0
By a very large amount
144
3.4
By a large amount
129
4.9
To a large degree
111
1.0
In a very good and impressive way
21
3.5
To a very great degree
12
3.6
To a very high degree
12
3.3
In a very good way that shows great skill
5
5.4
To make a describing word much stronger
1
9.9
To mean very much in old or playful English
1
8.4
To a very high degree
To an unusually great degree
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Passingly also had an older sense from the idea of 'passing' as 'going beyond' or 'surpassing', so in old use people used passingly like 'very' or 'exceedingly'.