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curvingly

curvingly adverb: in a curving manner.

Adverb

curvingly (comparative more curvingly, superlative most curvingly)

  1. In a curving manner.
    • The knife (anciently, at least, of bamboo) is drawn from a point just posterior to the lateral fin nearly to the tail, then curvingly around to the belly.1929, Edward Winslow Gifford, Tongan society

Forms of curvingly

comparativemore curvingly
superlativemost curvingly

Origin of curvingly

From curving + -ly.

Questions about curvingly

What does curvingly mean?
Curvingly means in a curving manner.
What part of speech is curvingly?
Curvingly is an adverb.

Words near curvingly in the dictionary

  1. Curvin
  2. curvinervate
  3. curvinerved
  4. curviness
  5. curving
  6. curvingly
  7. curvings
  8. Curvins
  9. curviplanar
  10. curvirostral
  11. curviserial

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