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assuasively

assuasively adverb: in a soothing manner.

Adverb

assuasively (comparative more assuasively, superlative most assuasively)

  1. In a soothing manner.
    • So then he more or less unavoidably had to pat her on the shoulder assuasively, smiling down.1978, W. M. Spackman, An Armful of Warm Girl, New York: Knopf, page 40

Forms of assuasively

comparativemore assuasively
superlativemost assuasively

Origin of assuasively

From assuasive + -ly.

Questions about assuasively

What does assuasively mean?
Assuasively means in a soothing manner.
What part of speech is assuasively?
Assuasively is an adverb.

Words near assuasively in the dictionary

  1. assuaging
  2. assuagingly
  3. assuagings
  4. Assuan
  5. assuasive
  6. assuasively
  7. assuasives
  8. assubjugate
  9. assubjugated
  10. assubjugates
  11. assubjugating

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