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lockingly

lockingly adverb: in such a way as to lock.

Adverb

lockingly (comparative more lockingly, superlative most lockingly)

  1. In such a way as to lock.
    • The hoop members include locking means within the U-shaped channel which, when the upper and lower edges of the side wall member are inserted within the U-shaped channel, lockingly affix the hoop members to the side wall member.1973, United States Patent Office, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office: Patents
    • The principle of a clip lockingly engaging under the metal to which it is affixed had been in general use in the automobile industry.1986, Canadian patent reporter, page 308

Forms of lockingly

comparativemore lockingly
superlativemost lockingly

Origin of lockingly

From locking + -ly.

Questions about lockingly

What does lockingly mean?
Lockingly means in such a way as to lock.
What part of speech is lockingly?
Lockingly is an adverb.

Words near lockingly in the dictionary

  1. locking the stable door after the horse has bolted
  2. locking through
  3. locking under
  4. locking up
  5. Lockinge
  6. lockingly
  7. lockings
  8. Lockington
  9. Lockington-Hemington
  10. lockins
  11. Lockist

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