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retiringly

retiringly adverb: in a retiring manner.

Adverb

retiringly (comparative more retiringly, superlative most retiringly)

  1. In a retiring manner.

Forms of retiringly

comparativemore retiringly
superlativemost retiringly

Origin of retiringly

From retiring + -ly.

Questions about retiringly

What does retiringly mean?
Retiringly means in a retiring manner.
What part of speech is retiringly?
Retiringly is an adverb.

Words near retiringly in the dictionary

  1. retirest
  2. retireth
  3. retiring
  4. retiring room
  5. retiring rooms
  6. retiringly
  7. retiringness
  8. retirings
  9. Retiro
  10. retistene
  11. retitelarian

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