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recedingly

recedingly adverb: while receding or moving away.

Adverb

recedingly (comparative more recedingly, superlative most recedingly)

  1. While receding or moving away.
    • Evan has fooled around with Rebecca, a senator’s daughter and, thus by virtue of her lineage, one of his girlfriend’s prized pledges at Zeta Beta Zeta, a sorority not for the inadequately shaven or recedingly ambitious.2007 July 16, Ginia Bellafante, “Campus Sex Scandal Today for Leaders of Tomorrow”, in New York Times

Forms of recedingly

comparativemore recedingly
superlativemost recedingly

Origin of recedingly

From receding + -ly.

Questions about recedingly

What does recedingly mean?
Recedingly means while receding or moving away.
What part of speech is recedingly?
Recedingly is an adverb.

Words near recedingly in the dictionary

  1. receder
  2. receders
  3. recedes
  4. recedeth
  5. receding
  6. recedingly
  7. recedingness
  8. recedings
  9. receed
  10. receipt
  11. receiptable

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