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misgivingly

misgivingly adverb: with doubt or apprehension.

Adverb

misgivingly (comparative more misgivingly, superlative most misgivingly)

  1. With doubt or apprehension.

Forms of misgivingly

comparativemore misgivingly
superlativemost misgivingly

Origin of misgivingly

From misgiving + -ly.

Questions about misgivingly

What does misgivingly mean?
Misgivingly means with doubt or apprehension.
What part of speech is misgivingly?
Misgivingly is an adverb.

Words near misgivingly in the dictionary

  1. misgetting
  2. misgive
  3. misgiven
  4. misgives
  5. misgiving
  6. misgivingly
  7. misgivings
  8. misgloss
  9. misglossed
  10. misglosses
  11. misglossing

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