pedetentously
pedetentously adverb: in a pedetentous fashion; cautiously; gradually.
Adverb
pedetentously (comparative more pedetentously, superlative most pedetentously)
- In a pedetentous fashion; cautiously; gradually.
- I ask you who you are, and what are you riving at Dr. W. I am advancing pedetentously.2012, S. Ross, Nineteenth-Century Attitudes: Men of Science, page 29
- With slow and cautious steps under the auspices of the Berlin. Academy, is now moving on, not pedetentously (to borrow a word coined by Sydney Smith), but by...1887, E. S. Roberts., An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy, page 534
Forms of pedetentously
| comparative | more pedetentously |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pedetentously |
Origin of pedetentously
From pedetentous + -ly.
Questions about pedetentously
- What does pedetentously mean?
- Pedetentously means in a pedetentous fashion; cautiously; gradually.
- What part of speech is pedetentously?
- Pedetentously is an adverb.
Words near pedetentously in the dictionary
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