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graspingly

graspingly adverb: in a grasping manner.

Adverb

graspingly (comparative more graspingly, superlative most graspingly)

  1. In a grasping manner.

Forms of graspingly

comparativemore graspingly
superlativemost graspingly

Origin of graspingly

From grasping + -ly.

Questions about graspingly

What does graspingly mean?
Graspingly means in a grasping manner.
What part of speech is graspingly?
Graspingly is an adverb.

Words near graspingly in the dictionary

  1. graspful
  2. graspfuls
  3. grasping
  4. grasping for straws
  5. grasping the nettle
  6. graspingly
  7. graspingness
  8. graspings
  9. graspless
  10. grasplessness
  11. grasps

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