meaningly
UK/ˈmiːnɪŋli/
meaningly adverb: with an implied meaning; with significance; meaningfully.
Adverb
meaningly (comparative more meaningly, superlative most meaningly)
- With an implied meaning; with significance; meaningfully.
- Fascinated, she stood shaken ungovernably by its horrible suggestiveness, while above and about her the trees shivered meaningly.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 286
- Ada opened the album at one of its maroon markers meaningly inserted here and there, glanced once, reclicked the clasp, handed the grinning blackmailer a thousand-dollar note that she happened to have in her bag, summoned Bouteillan and told him to throw Kim out.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 309
Forms of meaningly
| comparative | more meaningly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most meaningly |
Origin of meaningly
From Middle English meningli, menyngli, equivalent to meaning + -ly.
Questions about meaningly
- What does meaningly mean?
- Meaningly means with an implied meaning; with significance; meaningfully.
- What part of speech is meaningly?
- Meaningly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce meaningly?
- Meaningly is pronounced /ˈmiːnɪŋli/ (UK).
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