moltenlyadv.
/ˈməʊlt(ə)nli/, U.S. /ˈmoʊlt(ə)nli/ In a molten manner. Chiefly figurative.
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the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of melting > [adverb]
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1859 J. R. Lowell in Atlantic Monthly Jan. 113/2 A..language..that is still hot from the hearts and brains of a people, not hardened yet, but moltenly ductile to new shapes of sharp and clear relief in the moulds of new thought.
1892 J. W. Riley Afterwhiles 80 The lights of old antiquity Through mullioned windows, in cathedrals wide, Spilled moltenly o'er figures deified.
1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart ii. iv. 238 The sun, slanting moltenly in at the south windows, laid a dusty nimbus over the furs, and printed cheeks with the colours of stained glass.
1999 Arizona Republic (Nexis) 15 July 54 The molten chocolate cake..starts with..enough chocolate and butter to remain moltenly lavalike on the inside.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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