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poringly

poringly adverb: so as to pore; with intense study or focus.

Adverb

poringly (comparative more poringly, superlative most poringly)

  1. So as to pore; with intense study or focus.
    • As the youth gazed closely, poringly, into the maiden's face, his dark eyes flashing with soul and fire, they literally seemed to crave, to search for, and to drink, the very source of life from hers.1836, Frederic Mansel Reynolds, The Parricide: A Domestic Romance, volume 2, page 238

Forms of poringly

comparativemore poringly
superlativemost poringly

Origin of poringly

From poring + -ly.

Questions about poringly

What does poringly mean?
Poringly means so as to pore; with intense study or focus.
What part of speech is poringly?
Poringly is an adverb.

Words near poringly in the dictionary

  1. porines
  2. poriness
  3. porinflammatory
  4. poring
  5. poring over
  6. poringly
  7. porings
  8. porins
  9. poriomania
  10. porion
  11. Porirua

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