Definitions

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  • adverb In a snuffing manner.

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  • adverb With snuffing or sniffling.

Etymologies

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snuffing +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • "I don't know, I'm sure," confessed the Youngish Girl, snuffingly.

    The Indiscreet Letter Eleanor Hallowell Abbott 1915

  • "Don 'dell anyone I'm here, but dell Modder I'm sig and wand do see her ride away," explained Tom, snuffingly.

    Polly's Business Venture Lillian Elizabeth Roy 1900

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