...another totally unnecessary and ugly neologism has found its way into the language.
This is the sort of thing you should be defending us against!
No, Max, "insuppressibly" is an adverb worth defending, for its root adjective, "insuppressible," actually dates back to 1610. This is what the
Merriam-Webster's 11th Collegiate Dictionary tells us:
Main Entry:
insuppressibleFunction:adjective
Date:1610
: IRREPRESSIBLE
And what
Dictionary.com tells us:
in⋅sup⋅press⋅i⋅ble–adjective
incapable of being suppressed; irrepressible: his insuppressible humor.
Origin:
1600–10; in- 3 + suppressible
Related forms:
in⋅sup⋅press⋅i⋅bly, adverb
And here's the
American Heritage Dictionary citation for "insuppressibly":
in•sup•press•i•ble adj. Impossible to suppress or control; irrepressible.
in'sup•press'i•bly adv.
As to actual usage of "insuppressively," the following passages where it is used might increase your level of comfort with it:
Bob the Angry Flower"Bob the Angry Flower is a black-and-white comic strip that tells the exploits of an easily angered anthropomorphic flower named Bob and his interactions with the world, often in search of either global domination or love…Bob's two sidekicks are 'Stumpy' (a talking tree stump) and 'Freddie the Flying Fetus' (self-explanatory). While Stumpy's appearance and demeanour epitomise existential ennui, Freddie – as befits his tender years – is a vital and innocent spirit,
insuppressibly enthusiastic and trusting; the pair provide two different counterpoints to the single-minded irascibility of the protagonist."--
WikipediaAmerican Justice: Politics, Myth, and Fiction (2006)"What does the miscellany of media, modes, and genres that includes
Bulworth,
Parliament of Whores, and
Death of a Politician have in common? Most of all, whether as dramatic fiction or satirical history, new-left yin or neo-con yang, all five works are
insuppressibly political. Touching on subjects that are politically, well, touchy (to say the least), they are of more than just literary or archival interest, insofar as all are back in our millennium—with a vengeance."
Book review of Dramarama by E. Lockhart:"And the summer goes well—at least for Demi. He, with his
insuppressibly big personality, snags leading roles in the camp’s many musical productions and proves he’s a superstar. His love life is a little rocky, but finally Demi manages to land a wonderful boyfriend, with true love, vacations spent with one another, and the like."
--GoodreadsSo there...
