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detractingly

detractingly adverb: so as to detract; in a detracting manner.

Adverb

detractingly (comparative more detractingly, superlative most detractingly)

  1. So as to detract; in a detracting manner.

Forms of detractingly

comparativemore detractingly
superlativemost detractingly

Origin of detractingly

From detracting + -ly.

Questions about detractingly

What does detractingly mean?
Detractingly means so as to detract; in a detracting manner.
What part of speech is detractingly?
Detractingly is an adverb.

Words near detractingly in the dictionary

  1. detracter
  2. detracters
  3. detractest
  4. detracteth
  5. detracting
  6. detractingly
  7. detractings
  8. detraction
  9. detractions
  10. detractious
  11. detractive

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