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comprehendingly

comprehendingly adverb: in a comprehending manner; knowingly.

Adverb

comprehendingly (comparative more comprehendingly, superlative most comprehendingly)

  1. In a comprehending manner; knowingly.
    • She sniffed, too, comprehendingly, and fixed her son with a relentless eye.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 111
    Synonyms:
    comprehendedly

Synonyms of comprehendingly

Forms of comprehendingly

comparativemore comprehendingly
superlativemost comprehendingly

Origin of comprehendingly

From comprehending + -ly.

Questions about comprehendingly

What does comprehendingly mean?
Comprehendingly means in a comprehending manner; knowingly.
What part of speech is comprehendingly?
Comprehendingly is an adverb.

Words near comprehendingly in the dictionary

  1. comprehenders
  2. comprehendest
  3. comprehendeth
  4. comprehendible
  5. comprehending
  6. comprehendingly
  7. comprehends
  8. comprehensibilities
  9. comprehensibility
  10. comprehensible
  11. comprehensible input

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