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inquiringly

inquiringly adverb: in an inquiring manner.

Adverb

inquiringly (comparative more inquiringly, superlative most inquiringly)

  1. In an inquiring manner.
    • "Ready?" said the old gentleman inquiringly, when his guests had been washed, mended, brushed, and brandied.1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “A Short One—Showing among Other Matters, How Mr. Pickwick Undertook to Drive, and Mr. Winkle to Ride; and How They Both Did It”, in The Posthumous Papers...

Forms of inquiringly

comparativemore inquiringly
superlativemost inquiringly

Origin of inquiringly

From inquiring + -ly.

Questions about inquiringly

What does inquiringly mean?
Inquiringly means in an inquiring manner.
What part of speech is inquiringly?
Inquiringly is an adverb.

Words near inquiringly in the dictionary

  1. inquires of
  2. inquiries
  3. inquiring
  4. inquiring after
  5. inquiring of
  6. inquiringly
  7. inquirings
  8. inquirist
  9. inquirists
  10. inquiry
  11. inquiry-based learning

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