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Vinony

stiflingly

adverb

  1. in a stifling manner
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Wiktionary

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English stifling Middle English -ly English -ly English stiflingly From stifling + -ly.

  1. In a stifling manner; so as to suffocate.

    “The air was stiflingly hot.”

    “On one stiflingly hot afternoon I padded across the corridor from my bedsit to the bathroom in my dressing gown.”