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obeyingly

obeyingly adverb: obediently.

Adverb

obeyingly (comparative more obeyingly, superlative most obeyingly)

  1. (rare) obediently
    • 'Doan put de light on man, a want to sleep,' she said.
      Jeff obeyingly let his hand fall away from the light switch.1979, Ivor Osbourne, The Mango Season

Forms of obeyingly

comparativemore obeyingly
superlativemost obeyingly

Origin of obeyingly

From obeying + -ly.

Questions about obeyingly

What does obeyingly mean?
Obeyingly means obediently.
What part of speech is obeyingly?
Obeyingly is an adverb.

Words near obeyingly in the dictionary

  1. obeyer
  2. obeyers
  3. obeyest
  4. obeyeth
  5. obeying
  6. obeyingly
  7. obeys
  8. obeysant
  9. obeysaunt
  10. obfirm
  11. obfirmation

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