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hectoringly

hectoringly adverb: so as to hector or bully.

Adverb

hectoringly (comparative more hectoringly, superlative most hectoringly)

  1. So as to hector or bully.

Forms of hectoringly

comparativemore hectoringly
superlativemost hectoringly

Origin of hectoringly

From hectoring + -ly.

Questions about hectoringly

What does hectoringly mean?
Hectoringly means so as to hector or bully.
What part of speech is hectoringly?
Hectoringly is an adverb.

Words near hectoringly in the dictionary

  1. hectorer
  2. hectorers
  3. hectorfloresite
  4. Hectorian
  5. hectoring
  6. hectoringly
  7. hectorings
  8. hectorism
  9. hectorite
  10. hectorites
  11. hectorly

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