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Meanings of bitingly in English

Extremely and sharply.

Usage of bitingly in English
1
Every Labour activist says the fight to avert Brexit is nail-bitingly close.
The Guardian
2
The wind had us on the stern, and hurried us bitingly forward.
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
3
The midnight air was bitingly cold, but she did not feel it.
Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man
4
It's a brilliantly sunny, bitingly cold day in the glens of Antrim.
The Irish Times
5
And then one day he permitted his wit to be bitingly imprudent.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
6
It was bitingly cold and refreshing, drifting past in the autumn morning air.
Thief of lives
7
After the heat of the room, the air was bitingly cold.
There was a King in Egypt
8
Despite the air being bitingly cold, Emily's palms began to sweat.
Heartless
9
Much depends on turnout, and some results will be nail-bitingly tight.
The Guardian
10
His words came slowly and bitingly, yet with an air of damnable nonchalance.
The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 1
11
There are some hugely clever montages and some bitingly funny voiceover.
The Irish Times
12
Penny Crain said bitingly, as she dashed unashamed tears from her brown eyes.
Murder at Bridge
13
The wind, bitingly cold, drove the snow before it in an almost solid wall.
A Mating in the Wilds
14
The smell of the place was nauseating, and yet the atmosphere was bitingly cold.
Clayhanger
15
The hour was now late-thestreets deserted-theair bitingly cold.
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 10
16
Already, the ground was slushy and the air bitingly cold.
Apocalypse of the Dead
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Bitingly through the time
Bitingly across language varieties
United Kingdom
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