thrillingly

In a thrilling manner.

Adverb

  1. In a thrilling manner.
    • She held up her hands, and gazing upon me, uttered various exclamations which I could not understand. I could only remark that her accents were thrillingly musical. - 1799, Charles Brockden Brown, chapter 5, in Arthur...
    • She spoke again, but in a less excited tone, although it was thrillingly earnest. - 1848, Elizabeth Gaskell, chapter 14, in Mary Barton:
    • Actually, Billy’s outward listlessness was a screen. The listlessness concealed a mind which was fizzing and flashing thrillingly. - 1969, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 9, in Slaughterhouse-Five, New York: Dial, published...

Origin

Etymology tree English thrilling Middle English -ly English -ly English thrillingly From thrilling + -ly.

Forms

more thrillingly most thrillingly