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lingerly

lingerly adverb: lingeringly.

Adverb

lingerly (comparative more lingerly, superlative most lingerly)

  1. (archaic) lingeringly

Forms of lingerly

comparativemore lingerly
superlativemost lingerly

Origin of lingerly

From linger + -ly.

Questions about lingerly

What does lingerly mean?
Lingerly means lingeringly.
What part of speech is lingerly?
Lingerly is an adverb.

Words near lingerly in the dictionary

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

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