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railingly Definition


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rail2
verb
    intr
    railed, railing
    1. To complain or criticize it or them abusively or bitterly.
      Thesaurus: rant, rage, fume, thunder; denounce, castigate, upbraid, harangue, lambaste, chastise, criticize, vituperate, abuse, revile, ridicule, inveigh against.
      Form: rail at something or someone (usually)
      Form: against something or someone
Derivative: railer
noun
    Derivative: railing
    adj, noun
      Derivative: railingly
      adverb
        Etymology: 15c: from French railler to deride.



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