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beamingly

beamingly adverb: in a beaming way, or while beaming.

Adverb

beamingly (comparative more beamingly, superlative most beamingly)

  1. In a beaming way, or while beaming.
    • “Some pitchin’, Loo-tenant,” he panted beamingly, stepping back into shelter.1916, Boyd Cable, “A Benevolent Neutral”, in Action Front
    • […] Tony […] scowled until he saw who was with Miriam, then was beamingly proud to show off his workshop […]1961, Robert A. Heinlein, chapter 35, in Stranger in a Strange Land, New York: Avon, →OCLC, page 377

Forms of beamingly

comparativemore beamingly
superlativemost beamingly

Origin of beamingly

From beaming + -ly.

Questions about beamingly

What does beamingly mean?
Beamingly means in a beaming way, or while beaming.
What part of speech is beamingly?
Beamingly is an adverb.

Words near beamingly in the dictionary

  1. beamiest
  2. beamily
  3. beaminess
  4. beaming
  5. beaming up
  6. beamingly
  7. beamingness
  8. beamings
  9. Beaminster
  10. beamish
  11. Beamishes

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