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exploringly

exploringly adverb: so as to explore.

Adverb

exploringly (comparative more exploringly, superlative most exploringly)

  1. So as to explore.
    • You plunge your hand exploringly into the drawer, and bring up a long roll wound thickly with twine of all kinds and colors.1853, Anne Wales Abbot, Autumn Leaves, page 64

Forms of exploringly

comparativemore exploringly
superlativemost exploringly

Origin of exploringly

From exploring + -ly.

Questions about exploringly

What does exploringly mean?
Exploringly means so as to explore.
What part of speech is exploringly?
Exploringly is an adverb.

Words near exploringly in the dictionary

  1. explorers
  2. explores
  3. explorest
  4. exploreth
  5. exploring
  6. exploringly
  7. explorings
  8. explorista
  9. exploristas
  10. explornography
  11. explosibilities

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