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preparingly

preparingly adverb: by way of preparation; anticipatorily.

Adverb

preparingly (not comparable)

  1. By way of preparation; anticipatorily.
    • […] prepare for the climax — it is reached ; to the platform's end he walks preparingly; muscles harden, and forehead-veins are full […]1856, Henry Fowler, The American Pulpit, page 207
    • It was proved to us that in the Faculty meetings he would cast his vote in a given way, and then go to the students, and preparingly to keeping on friendly terms with them, would insinuate that he voted differently; […]1858, Ira Wilder Allen, History of the Rise, Difficulties & Suspension of Antioch College, page 149

Origin of preparingly

From preparing + -ly.

Questions about preparingly

What does preparingly mean?
Preparingly means by way of preparation; anticipatorily.
What part of speech is preparingly?
Preparingly is an adverb.

Words near preparingly in the dictionary

  1. preparing
  2. preparing ahead
  3. preparing the ground
  4. preparing the way
  5. preparing up
  6. preparingly
  7. preparings
  8. preparliamentary
  9. preparoxysmal
  10. preparse
  11. preparsed

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