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confirmingly

confirmingly adverb: so as to confirm; in a confirming manner.

Adverb

confirmingly (comparative more confirmingly, superlative most confirmingly)

  1. So as to confirm; in a confirming manner.
    • “There's quite a variety of whales here,” Robert said. Gerd nodded confirmingly.1994, Anne Provoost, My Aunt is a Pilot Whale, page 153
    • Gerald played along and said, “Hello, Barry,” and not only seized his hand but covered it confirmingly with his other hand, as if he was canvassing […]2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 5, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN

Forms of confirmingly

comparativemore confirmingly
superlativemost confirmingly

Origin of confirmingly

From confirming + -ly.

Questions about confirmingly

What does confirmingly mean?
Confirmingly means so as to confirm; in a confirming manner.
What part of speech is confirmingly?
Confirmingly is an adverb.

Words near confirmingly in the dictionary

  1. confirmers
  2. confirmes
  3. confirmest
  4. confirmeth
  5. confirming
  6. confirmingly
  7. confirmings
  8. confirmor
  9. confirmors
  10. confirms
  11. confirmshaming

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