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peeringly

peeringly adverb: while looking with difficulty.

Adverb

peeringly (comparative more peeringly, superlative most peeringly)

  1. While looking with difficulty.
    • […] most mariners cherish a very superstitious feeling about seals, arising not only from their peculiar tones when in distress, but also from the human look of their round heads and semi-intelligent faces, seen peeringly uprising from the water alongside.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 peeringly

comparativemore peeringly
superlativemost peeringly

Origin of peeringly

From peering + -ly.

Questions about peeringly

What does peeringly mean?
Peeringly means while looking with difficulty.
What part of speech is peeringly?
Peeringly is an adverb.

Words near peeringly in the dictionary

  1. peerier
  2. peeries
  3. peeriest
  4. peerification
  5. peering
  6. peeringly
  7. peerings
  8. peerless
  9. peerlessly
  10. peerlessness
  11. peers

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