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lingeringly

lingeringly adverb: in a lingering manner, persistently, tending to remain.

Adverb

lingeringly (comparative more lingeringly, superlative most lingeringly)

  1. In a lingering manner, persistently, tending to remain.

Forms of lingeringly

comparativemore lingeringly
superlativemost lingeringly

Origin of lingeringly

From lingering + -ly.

Questions about lingeringly

What does lingeringly mean?
Lingeringly means in a lingering manner, persistently, tending to remain.
What part of speech is lingeringly?
Lingeringly is an adverb.

Words near lingeringly in the dictionary

  1. lingeries
  2. lingerin'
  3. lingering
  4. lingering on
  5. lingering out
  6. lingeringly
  7. lingeringness
  8. lingerings
  9. lingerly
  10. lingers
  11. lingers on

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