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hearingly

hearingly adverb: in such a manner as to hear.

Adverb

hearingly (comparative more hearingly, superlative most hearingly)

  1. In such a manner as to hear.
    • Ross enables us to listen more hearingly.2007 October 28, Geoff Dyer, “Centurys Playlist”, in New York Times

Forms of hearingly

comparativemore hearingly
superlativemost hearingly

Origin of hearingly

From hearing + -ly.

Questions about hearingly

What does hearingly mean?
Hearingly means in such a manner as to hear.
What part of speech is hearingly?
Hearingly is an adverb.

Words near hearingly in the dictionary

  1. hearing voices
  2. hearing-ear dog
  3. hearing-ear dogs
  4. hearing-impaired
  5. hearingless
  6. hearingly
  7. hearings
  8. heark
  9. hearked
  10. hearkee
  11. hearken

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