abafadamente

Portuguese

Etymology

Abafada (“fogged; smothered”) +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ba.ˌfa.da.ˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ba.ˌfa.da.ˈmẽ.te/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐ.ˌfa.dɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/, [ɐ.βɐ.ˌfa.ðɐ.ˈmẽ.tɨ]
Hyphenation: a‧ba‧fa‧da‧men‧te

Adverb

abafadamente (comparative mais abafadamente superlative o mais abafadamente)

displaying shortness of breath, dyspnea
João grita abafadamente.
John screams breathlessly.
(figuratively) covertly, in secret

Synonyms

(covertly): ocultamente, por baixo dos panos, secretamente

Related terms

abafamento
abafar
abafante
bafo

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