What does perishingly mean?
Perishingly means (colloquial) extremely.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(colloquial) extremely.
The party was short of water and rationed, and such water as they first found was salty, so that they got perishingly thirsty.
There were low groans of pain as the field plunged into the perishingly cold water.
Use perishingly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Perishingly means (colloquial) extremely.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The party was short of water and rationed, and such water as they first found was salty, so that they got perishingly thirsty.
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