cavernously

In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.

Adverb

  1. In a cavernous manner; like a cavern.
    • The lurid unearthly glow still hovered in the shadowy chamber, lighting ghostlily the dead face of Thugra Khotan, which seemed to grin mirthlessly and cavernously at them. - 1933, Robert Howard, Black Colossus:
  2. In a cavernous manner; sounding deep, hollow, or echoey.
    • ...the mother of the boy was alarmed beyond measure at Jimmie's curious illness, which caused him to lie on the rug in front of the fire and groan cavernously. - 1899, Stephen Crane, Making an Orator:

Origin

Etymology tree English cavernous Middle English -ly English -ly English cavernously From cavernous + -ly.

Forms

more cavernously most cavernously