clinchingly
clinchingly adverb: in a clinching manner, in a manner which serves to clinch something.
Adverb
clinchingly (comparative more clinchingly, superlative most clinchingly)
- in a clinching manner, in a manner which serves to clinch something
- She waited, till with quickened breath
She spoke, as one who banisheth
Reserves that lovecraft heeds so well,
To ease some mighty wish to tell:
“’Twas I,” said she,
“Who wrote thus clinchingly.1901, Thomas Hardy, “The Tree: An Old Man's Story”, in Poems of the Past and the Present, Stanza VI, p. 437 - “I wouldn't be at all surprised if he drank a lot,” said Lady Partridge, with a hint of solidarity. ¶ “And then, of course,” said Nick clinchingly, but with a sad loll of the head, “he jumped off a bridge into the Mississippi.”2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 11, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN
- She waited, till with quickened breath
Forms of clinchingly
| comparative | more clinchingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most clinchingly |
Origin of clinchingly
From clinching + -ly.
Questions about clinchingly
- What does clinchingly mean?
- Clinchingly means in a clinching manner, in a manner which serves to clinch something.
- What part of speech is clinchingly?
- Clinchingly is an adverb.
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