Oppressively (Adverb)
Meaning
In a heavy and oppressive way; "it was oppressively hot in the office".
Examples
- The sun was beating down on us, making it oppressively hot for our afternoon walk.
- The professor's disapproving stare hung in the air, falling oppressively upon the student who had just failed the exam.
- The atmosphere in the abandoned house felt oppressively heavy, with a thick layer of dust coating every surface.
- The scent of decay hung in the air, weighing down on us in an oppressively pungent cloud.
- The weight of her responsibilities felt oppressively crushing, making it hard for her to catch her breath.