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preeningly

preeningly adverb: in a preening manner.

Adverb

preeningly (comparative more preeningly, superlative most preeningly)

  1. In a preening manner.

Forms of preeningly

comparativemore preeningly
superlativemost preeningly

Origin of preeningly

From preening + -ly.

Questions about preeningly

What does preeningly mean?
Preeningly means in a preening manner.
What part of speech is preeningly?
Preeningly is an adverb.

Words near preeningly in the dictionary

  1. preengagements
  2. preengages
  3. preengaging
  4. preengineer
  5. preening
  6. preeningly
  7. preenings
  8. preenrichment
  9. preenrollment
  10. preenrolment
  11. preens

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