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creepingly

creepingly adverb: by creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.

Adverb

creepingly (comparative more creepingly, superlative most creepingly)

  1. By creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
    • a. 1712, Robert South, sermon
      How slily and creepingly did he address himself to our first parents.

Forms of creepingly

comparativemore creepingly
superlativemost creepingly

Origin of creepingly

From creeping + -ly.

Questions about creepingly

What does creepingly mean?
Creepingly means by creeping, moving stealthily and slowly; insidiously; cunningly.
What part of speech is creepingly?
Creepingly is an adverb.

Words near creepingly in the dictionary

  1. creeping willow
  2. creeping willows
  3. creeping zinnia
  4. creeping zinnias
  5. creeping-in
  6. creepingly
  7. creepings
  8. creepings in
  9. creepings-in
  10. creepish
  11. creeple

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