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diminishingly

diminishingly adverb: in a diminishing manner; becoming progressively smaller.

Adverb

diminishingly (comparative more diminishingly, superlative most diminishingly)

  1. In a diminishing manner; becoming progressively smaller.

Forms of diminishingly

comparativemore diminishingly
superlativemost diminishingly

Origin of diminishingly

From diminishing + -ly.

Questions about diminishingly

What does diminishingly mean?
Diminishingly means in a diminishing manner; becoming progressively smaller.
What part of speech is diminishingly?
Diminishingly is an adverb.

Words near diminishingly in the dictionary

  1. diminishers
  2. diminishes
  3. diminisheth
  4. diminishing
  5. diminishing returns
  6. diminishingly
  7. diminishings
  8. diminishment
  9. diminishments
  10. diminisht
  11. diminue

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