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pinchingly

pinchingly adverb: so as to pinch.

Adverb

pinchingly (comparative more pinchingly, superlative most pinchingly)

  1. So as to pinch
    • pinchingly cold
  2. with great poverty or stinginess
    Synonyms:
    stingily

Synonyms of pinchingly

Forms of pinchingly

comparativemore pinchingly
superlativemost pinchingly

Origin of pinchingly

From pinching + -ly.

Questions about pinchingly

What does pinchingly mean?
Pinchingly means so as to pinch.
What part of speech is pinchingly?
Pinchingly is an adverb.

Words near pinchingly in the dictionary

  1. pinching at
  2. pinching off
  3. pinching one off
  4. pinching out
  5. pinching pennies
  6. pinchingly
  7. pinchings
  8. Pinchinthorpe
  9. pinchite
  10. pinchlike
  11. pincho

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