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restrainingly

restrainingly adverb: so as to restrain or hold back.

Adverb

restrainingly (comparative more restrainingly, superlative most restrainingly)

  1. So as to restrain or hold back.
    • […] Brown laid his hand restrainingly upon the gallant skipper's arm.1908, Harold Bindloss, For Jacinta

Forms of restrainingly

comparativemore restrainingly
superlativemost restrainingly

Origin of restrainingly

From restraining + -ly.

Questions about restrainingly

What does restrainingly mean?
Restrainingly means so as to restrain or hold back.
What part of speech is restrainingly?
Restrainingly is an adverb.

Words near restrainingly in the dictionary

  1. restrainest
  2. restraineth
  3. restraining
  4. restraining order
  5. restraining orders
  6. restrainingly
  7. restrainings
  8. restrainment
  9. restrainments
  10. restrains
  11. restraint

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