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carpingly

carpingly adverb: in a carping manner; with complaints.

Adverb

carpingly (comparative more carpingly, superlative most carpingly)

  1. in a carping manner; with complaints.

Forms of carpingly

comparativemore carpingly
superlativemost carpingly

Origin of carpingly

From carping + -ly.

Questions about carpingly

What does carpingly mean?
Carpingly means in a carping manner; with complaints.
What part of speech is carpingly?
Carpingly is an adverb.

Words near carpingly in the dictionary

  1. carpinchoe
  2. carpinchoes
  3. carpinchos
  4. carpindolol
  5. carping
  6. carpingly
  7. carpings
  8. Carpino
  9. Carpinos
  10. Carpinteria
  11. carpintero

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