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reassuringly

reassuringly adverb: in a reassuring manner.

Adverb

reassuringly (comparative more reassuringly, superlative most reassuringly)

  1. In a reassuring manner.
    • In the very heart of the herd the din was terrific. It was almost dizzying in its effect. I paused and smiled reassuringly at Maud, for I had recovered my equanimity sooner than she.1904, Jack London, chapter 30, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC
    • He had been with the Furnesses for years. Not like Muriel’s butlers who changed every month or so. He smiled reassuringly down at Jane.1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part I, Chapter I, page 25

Forms of reassuringly

comparativemore reassuringly
superlativemost reassuringly

Origin of reassuringly

From reassuring + -ly.

Questions about reassuringly

What does reassuringly mean?
Reassuringly means in a reassuring manner.
What part of speech is reassuringly?
Reassuringly is an adverb.

Words near reassuringly in the dictionary

  1. reassurers
  2. reassures
  3. reassurest
  4. reassureth
  5. reassuring
  6. reassuringly
  7. reassurings
  8. reast
  9. reasted
  10. reastiness
  11. reasting

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