circumventingly
circumventingly adverb: so as to circumvent.
Adverb
circumventingly (comparative more circumventingly, superlative most circumventingly)
- So as to circumvent.
- UNDERMI´NINGLY, circumventingly, […]1735, N[athan] Bailey, “UNDERMI´NINGLY”, in An Universal Etymological English Dictionary: […], 7th edition, London: […] J. J. and P. Knapton, […], →OCLC, column 2
- […] whilst the ex-State Rights men, who compose the Clay division of the Whig Party, and wish to delude the people into the belief, that they, too, opposed the “mother of abominations,” and slyly, insidiously and circumventingly employed in promoting, consummating, and perpetually fixing her...1843 July 25, “The Devil turned Puritan—or the Clayites of Georgia declaring a Protective Tariff unconstitutional”, in The Macon Georgia Telegraph, volume XVII, number 43, Macon, Ga., page [2]...
Examples of circumventingly in a sentence
- The Tribune, young Gideon and Saint Lewis ride circumventingly by and cautiously around to the right, while I sagaciously conclude to stick to Howell, as doth the “Y-and-dot.”1867, Charles Godfrey Leland, “Letter Twelfth”, in The Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division, or, Three Thousand Miles in a Railway Car...
- She stood, for the merest fraction of time, on her toes, before she moved towards him circumventingly.1923, Kathleen Coyle, Piccadilly: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton and Company, page 93:
- They do it circumventingly, as the Soviets are doing through their Cuban mercenaries in Africa, but they don’t like to bear the accusation of fomenting war.1978 September 10, “[Editorial opinion] Outlawing war”, in Kokomo Tribune, volume 128, number 7, Kokomo, Ind., page 4, column 3:
Forms of circumventingly
| comparative | more circumventingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most circumventingly |
Origin of circumventingly
From circumventing + -ly.
Questions about circumventingly
- What does circumventingly mean?
- Circumventingly means so as to circumvent.
- How do you use circumventingly in a sentence?
- The Tribune, young Gideon and Saint Lewis ride circumventingly by and cautiously around to the right, while I sagaciously conclude to stick to Howell, as doth the “Y-and-dot.”
- What part of speech is circumventingly?
- Circumventingly is an adverb.
Words near circumventingly in the dictionary
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