complainingly
complainingly adverb: in a complaining manner; peevishly.
Adverb
complainingly (comparative more complainingly, superlative most complainingly)
- In a complaining manner; peevishly.
- A voice answered from within: "tell him I cannot see anyone," it said, complainingly.1886, Robert Louis Stephenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- Tucking into rissoles of rice, bacon, and potatoes served up on fried bread, he said complainingly, "By ginger, Mudgy, you do go off the handle over nothing. I tell you straight, I was damned annoyed with you this afternoon, going pop like that at a man over nothing."1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 93
Forms of complainingly
| comparative | more complainingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most complainingly |
Origin of complainingly
From complaining + -ly.
Questions about complainingly
- What does complainingly mean?
- Complainingly means in a complaining manner; peevishly.
- What part of speech is complainingly?
- Complainingly is an adverb.
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