ripsnortingly

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Meaning · English

In a ripsnorting manner; excellently or intensely.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Runaway Train is at times a ripsnortingly tense action movie. But it is also, I'm afraid, a metaphor. The Nietzschean Manny ("Whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger" is his motto) is none other than existential man in all his rugged intransigence, and that train, bound for freedom, is, well you

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “ripsnortingly” mean?

In a ripsnorting manner; excellently or intensely.

Is “ripsnortingly” formal or informal?

ripsnortingly is generally slang.