English

Adverb

woundily ‎(comparative more woundily, superlative most woundily)

1. (obsolete) greatly; excessively
   • 1852, J. Fenimore Cooper, The Two Admirals:

     Well, at that moment the Frenchman lifted for'ard, on a heavy swell, and let drive at us, with all his forecastle guns, fired as it might be with one priming--" "That was bad gunnery," growled Tom Sponge, "it racks a ship woundily."

   • 1893, George Borrow, Lavengro:

     Well, I did not like such usage at all, and was woundily frightened, and tried to keep as much out of his way as possible, going anywhere but where I thought I was likely to meet him; and sure enough for several months I contrived to keep out of his way.

   • 1904, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Church-Yard:

     'Tut, Sir, this O'Flaherty has not been three weeks among us,' spluttered out the general, who was woundily jealous of the honour of his corps.