feelingly
/ˈfiː.lɪŋ.li/
feelingly adverb: in a feeling manner.
Adverb
feelingly (comparative more feelingly, superlative most feelingly)
- In a feeling manner.
- Vainly did he feelingly paint the perfumed love passages of the passionate pair.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 235
- I asked him, and he replied with cheerful impenitence that he had hired them in the open market for one rupee eight, adding feelingly that he would willingly have given twice as much to qualify for my honourable service.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
Forms of feelingly
| comparative | more feelingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most feelingly |
Origin of feelingly
From feeling + -ly.
Questions about feelingly
- What does feelingly mean?
- Feelingly means in a feeling manner.
- What part of speech is feelingly?
- Feelingly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce feelingly?
- Feelingly is pronounced /ˈfiː.lɪŋ.li/.
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