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pilferingly

pilferingly adverb: by pilfering or stealing; thievingly.

Adverb

pilferingly (comparative more pilferingly, superlative most pilferingly)

  1. By pilfering or stealing; thievingly.

Forms of pilferingly

comparativemore pilferingly
superlativemost pilferingly

Origin of pilferingly

From pilfering + -ly.

Questions about pilferingly

What does pilferingly mean?
Pilferingly means by pilfering or stealing; thievingly.
What part of speech is pilferingly?
Pilferingly is an adverb.

Words near pilferingly in the dictionary

  1. pilfered
  2. pilferer
  3. pilferers
  4. pilferies
  5. pilfering
  6. pilferingly
  7. pilferings
  8. pilferproof
  9. pilfers
  10. pilfery
  11. pilfre

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