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affirmingly

affirmingly adverb: in an affirming manner.

Adverb

affirmingly (comparative more affirmingly, superlative most affirmingly)

  1. in an affirming manner

Forms of affirmingly

comparativemore affirmingly
superlativemost affirmingly

Origin of affirmingly

From Middle English affirmandlye, equivalent to affirming + -ly.

Questions about affirmingly

What does affirmingly mean?
Affirmingly means in an affirming manner.
What part of speech is affirmingly?
Affirmingly is an adverb.

Words near affirmingly in the dictionary

  1. affirmers
  2. affirmest
  3. affirmeth
  4. affirming
  5. affirming the consequent
  6. affirmingly
  7. affirmings
  8. affirms
  9. affitin
  10. affitins
  11. affix

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