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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a carnivorous manner.

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  • adverb In a carnivorous manner.

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Examples

  • "But the poppies are here to-day," she said, glaring carnivorously upon their glow and splendor.

    The Golden Poppy 2010

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  • When you are eating/blogging carnivorously, please continue to mention what cuts and what sizes you use, along with any other useful understand-your-meat sort of info.

    crunchy baked pork chops | smitten kitchen 2008

  • He careened about the country, campaigning carnivorously.

    The Running Is Done 2008

  • Well I've just eaten carnivorously-vicariously through this post.

    Duck Soup Kirsty 2007

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  • Fastow alleged that the questionable financial instruments he'd helped create, such as LJMs and the carnivorously-monikered Raptors, were pumped up at Skilling's behest to help hide ballooning Enron debt from investors and Wall Street analysts.

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  • Fastow alleged that the questionable financial instruments he'd helped create, such as LJMs and the carnivorously-monikered Raptors, were pumped up at Skilling's behest to help hide ballooning Enron debt from investors and Wall Street analysts.

    Whistleblower Watkins Vindicated By Enron Guilty Verdicts 2006

  • Aristotle, a dirty man, carnivorously interested in the body of the only guest now occupying the only arm – chair, came into the room ostentatiously, put something down, put something straight, and saw that Jacob was still there.

    Jacob's Room 2004

  • In the list of my deprivations above written, I forgot to mention a fact which I know will gain me the sympathy of all carnivorously disposed people.

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