- cavernously
- adverb see cavernous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cavernously
Look at other dictionaries:
cavernously — adverb a) In a cavernous manner; like a cavern. The lurid unearthly glow still hovered in the shadowy chamber, lighting ghostlily the dead face of Thugra Khotan, which seemed to grin mirthlessly and cavernously at them. b) In a cavernous manner;… … Wiktionary
cavernously — See cavernous. * * * … Universalium
cavernously — adv. in a hollow manner, in a cavernous manner … English contemporary dictionary
cavernously — cav·ern·ous·ly … English syllables
cavernously — adverb see cavernous * * * cavˈernously adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑cavern … Useful english dictionary
cavernous — cavernously, adv. /kav euhr neuhs/, adj. 1. being, resembling, or suggestive of a cavern: a vast, cavernous room. 2. deep set: cavernous eyes. 3. hollow and deep sounding: a cavernous voice. 4. containing caverns. 5. full of small cavities;… … Universalium
cavernous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. having caverns or cavities b. of animal tissue composed largely of vascular sinuses and capable of dilating with blood to bring about the erection of a body part 2. constituting or suggesting a cavern < a … New Collegiate Dictionary
West Wycombe Park — is a country house near the village of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England built between 1740 and 1800. It was conceived as a pleasure palace for the 18th century libertine and Sir Francis Dashwood. The house is a long rectangle with four… … Wikipedia
cavern — [ kav(ə)n] noun 1》 a large cave or chamber in a cave. 2》 a vast, dark space. Derivatives cavernous adjective cavernously adverb Origin ME: from OFr. caverne or from L. caverna, from cavus hollow … English new terms dictionary
cavernous — adjective a cavernous room, space, or hole is very large and deep: a cavernous dining hall cavernously adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
