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approachingly

approachingly adverb: while approaching; so as to come near.

Adverb

approachingly (not comparable)

  1. While approaching; so as to come near.
    • […] a mighty wave of music that rolled approachingly and then departingly through and through the Cathedral-arches […]1897, Marie Corelli, "Ardath": The Story of a Dead Self (page 598)

Origin of approachingly

From approaching + -ly.

Questions about approachingly

What does approachingly mean?
Approachingly means while approaching; so as to come near.
What part of speech is approachingly?
Approachingly is an adverb.

Words near approachingly in the dictionary

  1. approachers
  2. approaches
  3. approachest
  4. approacheth
  5. approaching
  6. approachingly
  7. approachings
  8. approachless
  9. approachment
  10. approachments
  11. approacht

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