Definitions

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  • adverb in a burning manner

Etymologies

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burning +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • Because at the age of 12, I not only knew what prostitution was, redlight districts being a lot more visible in Europe, I also knew the location of the three brothels in our village and was burningly curious regarding what they looked like inside.

    BOOK VIEW CAFE BLOG » Kids’ Reading and the Question of “Age Appropriate” 2010

  • One theater-world couple comes in three or four times a week and have to have their food mouth-burningly hot.

    The Ivy: Steeped in Celebrity Jemima Sissons 2010

  • But slowly I began to feel burningly jealous of my London friends who were just fine.

    Once upon a life: Naomi Alderman 2010

  • It is a fairly laddy comic schtick, particularly in vogue at the moment, and it can often be used to disguise a burningly obsessive nature or a peculiar intellect.

    James Corden plans World Cup domination on TV and in the charts 2010

  • He did not know what he had said to rouse her, but she was leaning forward over the table now, gripping the curved arms of the stool, her ivory face suddenly burningly bright.

    A River So Long 2010

  • I voted for him because it seemed like he was a burningly intelligent pragmatist not mated to any ideology, and so far he has not done anything to convince me otherwise.

    The Early Word: Obama Faces Liberal Angst - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Philip's black, burningly intelligent eyes hung unwaveringly upon Cadfael's face.

    A River So Long 2010

  • While Maw and Frank are detailed and well-animated, the environments they traipse through are eye-burningly ugly.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Greg Tannahill 2009

  • While Maw and Frank are detailed and well-animated, the environments they traipse through are eye-burningly ugly.

    The Maw Greg Tannahill 2009

  • Yes, Schadenfreude Beer, making career burningly bad projects hilarious for over 20 months.

    I’M STARTING TO LIKE THIS GUY 2008

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