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restingly

restingly adverb: while, or as if, resting; restfully.

Adverb

restingly (comparative more restingly, superlative most restingly)

  1. While, or as if, resting; restfully.
    • Work is all drugery^([sic]), degradation, irksomeness, slavery, bondage, unless we can do it restingly, that is, in a quiet, content, noisless^([sic]), loving, trusting spirit […]1882, Stephen Jenner, Grain from the granary, sermons, page 73

Forms of restingly

comparativemore restingly
superlativemost restingly

Origin of restingly

From resting + -ly.

Questions about restingly

What does restingly mean?
Restingly means while, or as if, resting; restfully.
What part of speech is restingly?
Restingly is an adverb.

Words near restingly in the dictionary

  1. resting up
  2. resting upon
  3. resting-place
  4. resting-places
  5. restinging
  6. restingly
  7. restings
  8. restinguish
  9. restinguished
  10. restinguishes
  11. restinguishing

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