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holdingly

holdingly adverb: so as to hold something.

Adverb

holdingly (not comparable)

  1. So as to hold something.
    • […] said outer member including lateral portions for holdingly engaging the leg muscles at the sides and partly at the back of the leg.1953, The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights, page 2920

Origin of holdingly

From holding + -ly.

Questions about holdingly

What does holdingly mean?
Holdingly means so as to hold something.
What part of speech is holdingly?
Holdingly is an adverb.

Words near holdingly in the dictionary

  1. holding up as
  2. holding up one's end
  3. holding water
  4. holding with
  5. holding with the hare and running with the hounds
  6. holdingly
  7. holdings
  8. holdless
  9. holdlessness
  10. holdman
  11. Holdmans

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