reminiscingly
reminiscingly adverb: in a reminiscing manner.
Adverb
reminiscingly (comparative more reminiscingly, superlative most reminiscingly)
- In a reminiscing manner.
- But my drinkin’ days are over. I only speak reminiscingly.1909 August, E. L. Sabin, M. A. Loosley, “Cactus and Pink She-Stock”, in The Red Book Magazine, volume XIII, number 4, page 665
- From around us came shuffling and whispering whilst he gazed reminiscingly at the star-glinted sea.1920, Adventure, page 36
Examples of reminiscingly in a sentence
- They looked at it long and reminiscingly, as it had been the very source of their tragedy.1921, Paul Eldridge, “Paradise Regained”, in And the Sphinx Spoke, Boston, Mass.: The Stratford Company, page 2:
- Larla smiled reminiscingly down at her small son, remembering how John’s great-grandfather had accepted his unexpected arrival into the family with surprisingly good grace.1985, Karen Lynn, Midsummer Moon, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 24:
Forms of reminiscingly
| comparative | more reminiscingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most reminiscingly |
Origin of reminiscingly
From reminiscing + -ly.
Questions about reminiscingly
- What does reminiscingly mean?
- Reminiscingly means in a reminiscing manner.
- How do you use reminiscingly in a sentence?
- They looked at it long and reminiscingly, as it had been the very source of their tragedy.
- What part of speech is reminiscingly?
- Reminiscingly is an adverb.
Words near reminiscingly in the dictionary
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