pettingly
pettingly adverb: so as to pet or cajole.
Adverb
pettingly (comparative more pettingly, superlative most pettingly)
- So as to pet or cajole.
- "It is to the death," said Akela. "Thou hast never met the dhole—the Red Killer. Even the Striped One—"¶ "Aowa! Aowa!" said Mowgli pettingly. "I have killed one striped ape, and sure am I in my stomach that Shere Khan would have left his own mate for meat to the dhole if he had winded a pack across...1906, Rudyard Kipling, “Red Dog”, in The Second Jungle Book, New York: The Century Co., page 247
Forms of pettingly
| comparative | more pettingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pettingly |
Origin of pettingly
From petting + -ly.
Questions about pettingly
- What does pettingly mean?
- Pettingly means so as to pet or cajole.
- What part of speech is pettingly?
- Pettingly is an adverb.
Words near pettingly in the dictionary
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