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decliningly

decliningly adverb: so as to decline, or give a negative answer to a proposal.

Adverb

decliningly (comparative more decliningly, superlative most decliningly)

  1. So as to decline, or give a negative answer to a proposal.
  2. In a way that declines, slopes downward or decreases.

Forms of decliningly

comparativemore decliningly
superlativemost decliningly

Origin of decliningly

From declining + -ly.

Questions about decliningly

What does decliningly mean?
Decliningly means so as to decline, or give a negative answer to a proposal.
What part of speech is decliningly?
Decliningly is an adverb.

Words near decliningly in the dictionary

  1. decliners
  2. declines
  3. declinest
  4. declineth
  5. declining
  6. decliningly
  7. declinings
  8. declinism
  9. declinist
  10. declinists
  11. declinometer

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