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Definition of Dementedly
1. Adverb. In an insane manner. "Screaming dementedly"
Definition of Dementedly
1. Adverb. In a demented manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dementedly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dementedly
Literary usage of Dementedly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. European Dramatists by Archibald Henderson (1913)
"There is no error so crass as that of presuming, with hasty generalization, that
Strindberg was essentially eccentric — dementedly swinging off from the ..."
2. Masters of the English Novel: A Study of Principles and Personalities by Richard Burton (1909)
"... drifting into vanities, congregating in absurdities, planning shortsightedly,
plotting dementedly; whenever they are ati variance with their professions ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1880)
"One may sea towards the bottom of the machine two or three foul candles, badly
snuffed, which, whilst the greater personage dementedly presents himself ..."
4. Vives: On Education: A Translation of the De Trandendis Disciplinis of Juan by Juan Luis Vives (1913)
"He judges dementedly and acts shamelessly, who anticipates the judgment of his
own fellow servants, which is in the hands of our common Lord. ..."
5. The Sense of Humor by Max Eastman (1921)
"... drifting into vanities, congregating in absurdities, planning shortsightedly,
plotting dementedly; whenever they are at variance with their professions, ..."
6. The Psychology of Beauty by Ethel Puffer Howes (1905)
"... drifting into vanities, congregating in absurdities, planning shortsightedly,
plotting dementedly; whenever they are at variance with their professions, ..."
7. The Changing Drama: Contributions and Tendencies by Archibald Henderson (1914)
"They are pitiable, primitive creatures, children of the youth of the world—stumbling
blindly into the snares and gins of fate, fleeing dementedly from the ..."
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