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forgivingly

forgivingly adverb: in a forgiving way.

Adverb

forgivingly (comparative more forgivingly, superlative most forgivingly)

  1. In a forgiving way.

Forms of forgivingly

comparativemore forgivingly
superlativemost forgivingly

Origin of forgivingly

From forgiving + -ly.

Questions about forgivingly

What does forgivingly mean?
Forgivingly means in a forgiving way.
What part of speech is forgivingly?
Forgivingly is an adverb.

Words near forgivingly in the dictionary

  1. forgiveth
  2. forgivin'
  3. forgiving
  4. forgiving and forgetting
  5. forgiving my French
  6. forgivingly
  7. forgivingness
  8. forgivings
  9. forgnaw
  10. forgnawed
  11. forgnawing

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