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broodingly

broodingly adverb: in a brooding manner.

Adverb

broodingly (comparative more broodingly, superlative most broodingly)

  1. In a brooding manner.
    • But he was broodingly unable to see even the most ivied tower as anything but a pile of stones till, inexplicably, the miracle of recovered hope and courage transformed him.1951, Sinclair Lewis, chapter 4, in World so Wide […], New York, N.Y.: Random House, →OCLC, page 35

Forms of broodingly

comparativemore broodingly
superlativemost broodingly

Origin of broodingly

From brooding + -ly.

Questions about broodingly

What does broodingly mean?
Broodingly means in a brooding manner.
What part of speech is broodingly?
Broodingly is an adverb.

Words near broodingly in the dictionary

  1. broodily
  2. broodiness
  3. brooding
  4. brooding above
  5. broodingest
  6. broodingly
  7. broodingness
  8. broodings
  9. broodless
  10. broodlessness
  11. broodlet

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