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Adverbs

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larruping

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Words that have the plural spelled the same but pronounced differently

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PRONUNCIATION:

(LAR-uh-ping)

MEANING:

adverb: Very.
adjective: Excellent.

ETYMOLOGY:

From larrup (to beat or thrash), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Dutch larpen (to thrash). Earliest documented use: 1888.

USAGE:

"Little lady, you got any more of these larruping good biscuits?"
Bandit's Hope; Marcia Gruver; Barbour Books; 2011.

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