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forestallingly

forestallingly adverb: in a forestalling manner.

Adverb

forestallingly (comparative more forestallingly, superlative most forestallingly)

  1. In a forestalling manner
    • Now he began to feel that in him, the thews of a Titan were forestallingly cut by the scissors of Fate.1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or, The Ambiguities
    • He utters his groan, anticipatingly, and forestallingly, and in love.1870, James Morison, Commentary on the Gospel according to Matthew, page 579

Forms of forestallingly

comparativemore forestallingly
superlativemost forestallingly

Origin of forestallingly

From forestalling + -ly.

Questions about forestallingly

What does forestallingly mean?
Forestallingly means in a forestalling manner.
What part of speech is forestallingly?
Forestallingly is an adverb.

Words near forestallingly in the dictionary

  1. forestaller
  2. forestallers
  3. forestallest
  4. forestalleth
  5. forestalling
  6. forestallingly
  7. forestallings
  8. forestallment
  9. forestallments
  10. forestalls
  11. forestalment

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