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peckingly

peckingly adverb: in a pecking manner.

Adverb

peckingly (comparative more peckingly, superlative most peckingly)

  1. In a pecking manner.

Forms of peckingly

comparativemore peckingly
superlativemost peckingly

Origin of peckingly

From pecking + -ly.

Questions about peckingly

What does peckingly mean?
Peckingly means in a pecking manner.
What part of speech is peckingly?
Peckingly is an adverb.

Words near peckingly in the dictionary

  1. peckiness
  2. pecking
  3. pecking at
  4. pecking order
  5. pecking orders
  6. peckingly
  7. peckings
  8. Peckinpah
  9. Peckinpahesque
  10. Peckinpaugh
  11. Peckinpaughs

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