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desiringly

desiringly adverb: with desire.

Adverb

desiringly (comparative more desiringly, superlative most desiringly)

  1. With desire.
    • The old lecher gazed desiringly at the girls in their swimsuits.

Forms of desiringly

comparativemore desiringly
superlativemost desiringly

Origin of desiringly

From desiring + -ly.

Questions about desiringly

What does desiringly mean?
Desiringly means with desire.
What part of speech is desiringly?
Desiringly is an adverb.

Words near desiringly in the dictionary

  1. desirest
  2. desireth
  3. desiring
  4. desiring-production
  5. desiring-productions
  6. desiringly
  7. desirings
  8. desirive
  9. desirosity
  10. desirous
  11. desirously

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