scorchingly
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6.1
- adverb
- /ˈskɔːrʧɪŋli/
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abrasadoramente
- The weather forecast predicted scorchingly high temperatures this week, so everyone is advised to stay hydrated.
- scorchingly hot
- scorchingly close
Examples
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The price shock of 2008 certainly played some role in the crisis of consumer confidence that made the economic meltdown burn even more scorchingly.
Academic text (2009) -
Kauders, describing Sorge's bathroom, remembers that "the fanatically clean Sorge scrubbed himself daily, as if there was no tomorrow, and then, drawing up his knees, climbed into the wooden tub filled with scorchingly hot water."
Fiction book (1996) -
The pavement was scorchingly hot during the summer afternoon, making it uncomfortable to walk barefoot.
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On the scorchingly hot day, we decided to spend the afternoon by the pool.
Synonyms
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4.1
In a strong, angry, or excited way
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5.1
In a way that shows strong feelings, often anger
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8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
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7.3
Very hot or strong in a way that feels painful
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7.2
In a way that feels very painful or shocking
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5.3
In a very bright or very fast way
In a very hot, intense, or exciting way
To do something in a very intense or extreme way
In a way that burns like fire
In a way that shows very strong feeling, like passion or desire
In a way that causes a sharp, burning pain
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scorchingly comes from the old verb scorch, which means 'to burn', plus the ending -ly that makes it an adverb. So scorchingly describes something extremely hot or intense, like a sun that feels as if it is burning your skin.