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reposingly

reposingly adverb: in a state of repose.

Adverb

reposingly (comparative more reposingly, superlative most reposingly)

  1. In a state of repose.
    • His left foot and leg is withdrawn and reposingly gathered back under him.1839, William Augustus Stearns, Life and character of S. H. Stearns, page 192

Forms of reposingly

comparativemore reposingly
superlativemost reposingly

Origin of reposingly

From reposing + -ly.

Questions about reposingly

What does reposingly mean?
Reposingly means in a state of repose.
What part of speech is reposingly?
Reposingly is an adverb.

Words near reposingly in the dictionary

  1. reposers
  2. reposes
  3. reposest
  4. reposeth
  5. reposing
  6. reposingly
  7. reposit
  8. repositaries
  9. repositary
  10. reposited
  11. repositing

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