deterioratingly

English

Etymology

deteriorating +‎ -ly

Adverb

deterioratingly (comparative more deterioratingly, superlative most deterioratingly)

  1. In a manner that makes worse.
    • 1829, John S. Skinner, The American Farmer, page 266:
      In climates which operate deterioratingly upon the sheep, its good qualities can be maintained only by continued importations...
    • 1970, L. D. Gupta, A new venture in education, page 54:
      Text books are frequently and deterioratingly changed and the result is that they repel the students.

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