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retardingly

retardingly adverb: so as to retard or hinder.

Adverb

retardingly (comparative more retardingly, superlative most retardingly)

  1. So as to retard or hinder.

Forms of retardingly

comparativemore retardingly
superlativemost retardingly

Origin of retardingly

From retarding + -ly.

Questions about retardingly

What does retardingly mean?
Retardingly means so as to retard or hinder.
What part of speech is retardingly?
Retardingly is an adverb.

Words near retardingly in the dictionary

  1. retardican
  2. retardicans
  3. retarding
  4. retarding basin
  5. retarding basins
  6. retardingly
  7. retardings
  8. retardism
  9. retardive
  10. retardively
  11. retardlican

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