killingly

/ˈkɪɫɪŋli/ adv

So as to incapacitate with laughter.

Word Origin 'Kill' comes from Proto-Germanic '*kwaljaną', meaning to put to death or torture. The PIE root '*gʷʰal-' also gives us 'quell' (to suppress, originally to kill). 'Killingly' is an adverb meaning in a killing manner — often used figuratively for something devastatingly effective or funny. The '-ly' suffix originally meant 'body, form' in Proto-Germanic, so it's 'in the form of killing'. Related words: 'killer', 'killable', 'unkillable'.

adv So as to incapacitate with laughter.

The comedian's timing was killingly funny, leaving the audience in stitches.

(副词) 令人捧腹地;极其可笑地

喜剧演员的时机把握得好笑得要命,让观众笑个不停。

(adverbio) De manera que incapacita con risa.

El timing del comediante fue hilarantemente gracioso, dejando al público muerto de risa.

(adverbe) à mourir de rire; à se tordre de rire [À un point tel qu'on en meurt de rire ; de façon hilarante, désopilante.]

Le comique était hilarant à mourir, laissant le public plié en deux.

(Adverb) zum Totlachen; urkomisch [Auf eine Weise, die jemanden vor Lachen überwältigt oder handlungsunfähig macht.]

Der Komiker war **killingly** witzig, sodass das Publikum sich vor Lachen krümmte.

(副詞) 笑わせるほどに。腹の皮がよじれるほどに面白く。

その comedian の timing は死ぬほど面白く、audience を爆笑の渦に巻き込んだ。

(advérbio) hilariamente; de morrer de rir [De modo a incapacitar com riso; hilariamente.]

O timing do comediante era hilariamente engraçado, deixando o público às gargalhadas.

adv So as to kill; fatally.

The venom acted killingly, causing rapid paralysis in the prey.

(副词) 致命地;致死地

毒液致命地发作,使猎物迅速瘫痪。

(adverbio) De manera mortal; fatalmente.

El veneno actuó de forma mortal, causando una parálisis rápida en la presa.

(adverbe) mortellement; fatalement; à mort [De façon à tuer ; d'une manière fatale, mortelle.]

Le venin a agi de manière fatale, provoquant une paralysie rapide chez la proie.

(Adverb) tödlich; letal [Auf eine Weise, die zum Tod führt; tödlich.]

Das Gift wirkte **killingly** und verursachte eine schnelle Lähmung der Beute.

(副詞) 殺すほどに。致命的に。死に至らしめるほどに。

その venom は致命的に作用し、 prey に急速な paralysis をもたらした。

(advérbio) fatalmente; mortalmente [De modo a matar; fatalmente.]

O veneno agiu de forma letal, causando paralisia rápida na presa.

Word parts: kill + ing + ly

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