killingly
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kill·ing
(kĭl′ĭng)n.
1. The act or action of causing death, as of a person.
2. A sudden large profit: made a killing on the stock market.
adj.
1. Causing or apt to cause death; fatal: a killing shot.
2. Thoroughly exhausting: a killing pace.
3. Informal Hilarious.
kill′ing·ly adv.
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| Adv. | 1. | killingly - in a very humorous manner |
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killingly
[ˈkɪlɪŋlɪ] ADV killingly funny → divertidísimoit was killingly funny → fue para morirse de (la) risa
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