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guessingly

guessingly adverb: by way of conjecture; using guesswork.

Adverb

guessingly (not comparable)

  1. (rare) By way of conjecture; using guesswork.
    • I have a letter guessingly set downc. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Origin of guessingly

From guessing + -ly.

Questions about guessingly

What does guessingly mean?
Guessingly means by way of conjecture; using guesswork.
What part of speech is guessingly?
Guessingly is an adverb.

Words near guessingly in the dictionary

  1. guesseth
  2. guessin'
  3. guessing
  4. guessing game
  5. guessing games
  6. guessingly
  7. guessings
  8. guessive
  9. guessless
  10. guesstimate
  11. guesstimated

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