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betrayingly

betrayingly adverb: in a way that betrays or reveals.

Adverb

betrayingly (comparative more betrayingly, superlative most betrayingly)

  1. In a way that betrays or reveals.
    • She hated the way that her voice croaked betrayingly and reached for the glass of wine that she had brought out with her, praying he would take her reaction as simply the effects of the sun.2007, Kate Walker, Sicilian Husband, Blackmailed Bride, page 130

Forms of betrayingly

comparativemore betrayingly
superlativemost betrayingly

Origin of betrayingly

From betraying + -ly.

Questions about betrayingly

What does betrayingly mean?
Betrayingly means in a way that betrays or reveals.
What part of speech is betrayingly?
Betrayingly is an adverb.

Words near betrayingly in the dictionary

  1. betrayer
  2. betrayers
  3. betrayest
  4. betrayeth
  5. betraying
  6. betrayingly
  7. betrayings
  8. betrayment
  9. betrayments
  10. betrays
  11. betread

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