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hankeringly

hankeringly adverb: in a hankering manner.

Adverb

hankeringly (comparative more hankeringly, superlative most hankeringly)

  1. In a hankering manner.
    • The fair Fitzherbert muses hankeringly.1904–1908, Thomas Hardy, The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars, […], (please specify |part=1 to 3), London: Macmillan and Co.: New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, (please specify the act...

Forms of hankeringly

comparativemore hankeringly
superlativemost hankeringly

Origin of hankeringly

From hankering + -ly.

Questions about hankeringly

What does hankeringly mean?
Hankeringly means in a hankering manner.
What part of speech is hankeringly?
Hankeringly is an adverb.

Words near hankeringly in the dictionary

  1. hankerchiefs
  2. hankered
  3. hankerer
  4. hankerers
  5. hankering
  6. hankeringly
  7. hankerings
  8. hankers
  9. Hankerson
  10. Hankersons
  11. Hankes

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