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questingly

questingly adverb: so as to quest; with curiosity, desire to search, etc.

Adverb

questingly (comparative more questingly, superlative most questingly)

  1. So as to quest; with curiosity, desire to search, etc.
    • The dog raised its nose questingly.

Forms of questingly

comparativemore questingly
superlativemost questingly

Origin of questingly

From questing + -ly.

Questions about questingly

What does questingly mean?
Questingly means so as to quest; with curiosity, desire to search, etc.
What part of speech is questingly?
Questingly is an adverb.

Words near questingly in the dictionary

  1. questid
  2. questie
  3. questies
  4. questin
  5. questing
  6. questingly
  7. questings
  8. questinol
  9. question
  10. question mark
  11. question marks

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