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meanderingly

meanderingly adverb: in a meandering or winding manner.

Adverb

meanderingly (comparative more meanderingly, superlative most meanderingly)

  1. In a meandering or winding manner.
    • This contrast between the emotional intimations of the movement (at one point a performer chases another around the stage, pulling off his clothes) and the dancers’ affectless manner might be a reason that “Bones” can sometimes feel meanderingly opaque.2009 April 6, Roslyn Sulcas, “Deadpan Expresssions but Lively Connections in Acrobatic Tableaus”, in New York Times

Forms of meanderingly

comparativemore meanderingly
superlativemost meanderingly

Origin of meanderingly

From meandering + -ly.

Questions about meanderingly

What does meanderingly mean?
Meanderingly means in a meandering or winding manner.
What part of speech is meanderingly?
Meanderingly is an adverb.

Words near meanderingly in the dictionary

  1. meanderer
  2. meanderers
  3. meanderest
  4. meandereth
  5. meandering
  6. meanderingly
  7. meanderings
  8. meanders
  9. meandersome
  10. meanderthal
  11. meanderthals

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