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outspreadingly

outspreadingly adverb: in a way that outspreads.

Adverb

outspreadingly (comparative more outspreadingly, superlative most outspreadingly)

  1. In a way that outspreads.
    • The mast-heads, like the tops of tall palms, were outspreadingly tufted with arms and legs.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC

Forms of outspreadingly

comparativemore outspreadingly
superlativemost outspreadingly

Origin of outspreadingly

From outspreading + -ly.

Questions about outspreadingly

What does outspreadingly mean?
Outspreadingly means in a way that outspreads.
What part of speech is outspreadingly?
Outspreadingly is an adverb.

Words near outspreadingly in the dictionary

  1. outspouting
  2. outspouts
  3. outsprang
  4. outspread
  5. outspreading
  6. outspreadingly
  7. outspreads
  8. outspring
  9. outspringing
  10. outsprings
  11. outsprint

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