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greetingly

greetingly adverb: by way of greeting.

Adverb

greetingly (not comparable)

  1. By way of greeting.
    • Their barking was only an alarm: the moment that they were spoken to, they retired, or came towards us greetingly and kindly.1813, John Galt, Letters from the Levant, page 297

Origin of greetingly

From greeting + -ly.

Questions about greetingly

What does greetingly mean?
Greetingly means by way of greeting.
What part of speech is greetingly?
Greetingly is an adverb.

Words near greetingly in the dictionary

  1. greetin'
  2. greeting
  3. greeting card
  4. greeting cards
  5. greetingless
  6. greetingly
  7. greetings
  8. greetings card
  9. greetings cards
  10. Greetland
  11. greets

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