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discerningly

discerningly adverb: in a discerning manner.

Adverb

discerningly (comparative more discerningly, superlative most discerningly)

  1. In a discerning manner.

Forms of discerningly

comparativemore discerningly
superlativemost discerningly

Origin of discerningly

From discerning + -ly.

Questions about discerningly

What does discerningly mean?
Discerningly means in a discerning manner.
What part of speech is discerningly?
Discerningly is an adverb.

Words near discerningly in the dictionary

  1. discernibility
  2. discernible
  3. discernibleness
  4. discernibly
  5. discerning
  6. discerningly
  7. discerningness
  8. discernings
  9. discernment
  10. discernments
  11. discerns

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