Definition of "witheringly" []

• In a withering manner. (adverb)

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• "She blamed Simpson - whom she referred to witheringly as "that woman" - for forcing her husband onto the throne."
• "The tone that's employed may vary from witheringly critical to mildly and politely condescending."
• "The novel, poem or essay you write today, in full confidence of its genius, may be regarded by some later version of yourself as soul-witheringly dreadful."