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encroachingly

encroachingly adverb: in an encroaching manner.

Adverb

encroachingly (comparative more encroachingly, superlative most encroachingly)

  1. In an encroaching manner.

Forms of encroachingly

comparativemore encroachingly
superlativemost encroachingly

Origin of encroachingly

From encroaching + -ly.

Questions about encroachingly

What does encroachingly mean?
Encroachingly means in an encroaching manner.
What part of speech is encroachingly?
Encroachingly is an adverb.

Words near encroachingly in the dictionary

  1. encroachers
  2. encroaches
  3. encroachest
  4. encroacheth
  5. encroaching
  6. encroachingly
  7. encroachment
  8. encroachments
  9. encrown
  10. encrowned
  11. encrowning

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