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disarmingly

disarmingly adverb: in a disarming manner.

Adverb

disarmingly (comparative more disarmingly, superlative most disarmingly)

  1. In a disarming manner.
    • The reporter smiled disarmingly.1965, James Holledge, What Makes a Call Girl?, London: Horwitz Publications, page 81
    • At that moment the elevator doors open at basement level 8. Alastair Grey is waiting, still smiling disarmingly. He steps forward.2015–2021, qntm, “Introductory Antimemetics”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 21

Forms of disarmingly

comparativemore disarmingly
superlativemost disarmingly

Origin of disarmingly

From disarming + -ly.

Questions about disarmingly

What does disarmingly mean?
Disarmingly means in a disarming manner.
What part of speech is disarmingly?
Disarmingly is an adverb.

Words near disarmingly in the dictionary

  1. disarmer
  2. disarmers
  3. disarmest
  4. disarmeth
  5. disarming
  6. disarmingly
  7. disarmingness
  8. disarmoured
  9. disarms
  10. disarrange
  11. disarranged

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