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contendingly

contendingly adverb: so as to contend or compete.

Adverb

contendingly (comparative more contendingly, superlative most contendingly)

  1. So as to contend or compete.

Forms of contendingly

comparativemore contendingly
superlativemost contendingly

Origin of contendingly

From contending + -ly.

Questions about contendingly

What does contendingly mean?
Contendingly means so as to contend or compete.
What part of speech is contendingly?
Contendingly is an adverb.

Words near contendingly in the dictionary

  1. contendership
  2. contendest
  3. contendeth
  4. contending
  5. contending with
  6. contendingly
  7. contendings
  8. contends
  9. contends with
  10. contenement
  11. contenements

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