Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a rousing manner; astonishingly; excitingly.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a rousing manner.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In a rousing manner.

Etymologies

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rousing +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • If the action was in any way realistic or at least gritty, that might not be a problem, but it is as bloodless, free of real threat to the protagonists and not even written "rousingly".... sorry, that's watered-down and diluted YA stuff.

    The Black Lung Captain by Chris Wooding Adam Whitehead 2010

  • When will the public say “enough” and call rousingly for this fool’s impeachment.

    Think Progress » Waxman: Top Iraq Reconstruction Official Flown To Baghdad To Avoid Oversight Hearing 2007

  • The Kit Carson House 1/2 block east of Taos Plaza on Kit Carson Rd., 505-758-4741, the former home of the original pathfinder, features a rousingly campy reenactment film that captures the frontier spirit and will make him a personal hero.

    Take Monday Off: Santa Fe and Taos Kate Bolick 2011

  • The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books praises it as "a splendidly odd little tale," and Kirkus Reviews calls the book "a rousingly melodramatic literary debut."

    Tanja M. Laden: Childrin R Skary Tanja M. Laden 2011

  • Viewed as an airbrushed, Dettol-heavy fairytale, however, it's rousingly effective.

    The Help – review 2011

  • The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books praises it as "a splendidly odd little tale," and Kirkus Reviews calls the book "a rousingly melodramatic literary debut."

    Tanja M. Laden: Childrin R Skary Tanja M. Laden 2011

  • Jesse Chehak for The Wall Street Journal The Kit Carson House 1/2 block east of Taos Plaza on Kit Carson Rd., 505-758-4741, the former home of the original pathfinder, features a rousingly campy reenactment film that captures the frontier spirit and will make him a personal hero.

    Of Deserts and Skies 2011

  • The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books praises it as "a splendidly odd little tale," and Kirkus Reviews calls the book "a rousingly melodramatic literary debut."

    Tanja M. Laden: Childrin R Skary Tanja M. Laden 2011

  • Beginning with the rousingly soulful "Ophelia" and closing with the cathartic "I Shall be Released", written by his former bandmate, Bob Dylan.

    Chris Kompanek: On the Culture Front: Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide Chris Kompanek 2010

  • Beginning with the rousingly soulful "Ophelia" and closing with the cathartic "I Shall be Released", written by his former bandmate, Bob Dylan.

    Chris Kompanek: On the Culture Front: Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide Chris Kompanek 2010

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