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.