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detainingly

detainingly adverb: so as to detain or hold back.

Adverb

detainingly (comparative more detainingly, superlative most detainingly)

  1. So as to detain or hold back.
    • The policeman's hand fell detainingly on my shoulder. "Just a moment, sir!" he said.

Forms of detainingly

comparativemore detainingly
superlativemost detainingly

Origin of detainingly

From detaining + -ly.

Questions about detainingly

What does detainingly mean?
Detainingly means so as to detain or hold back.
What part of speech is detainingly?
Detainingly is an adverb.

Words near detainingly in the dictionary

  1. detainer
  2. detainers
  3. detainest
  4. detaineth
  5. detaining
  6. detainingly
  7. detainings
  8. detainment
  9. detainments
  10. detains
  11. detangle

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