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runningly

runningly adverb: in a running manner; so as to run.

Adverb

runningly (comparative more runningly, superlative most runningly)

  1. In a running manner; so as to run.
    • Unless it is read runningly, the metrical movement will not be felt. For the meaning, it is enough to have the class simply get the main idea in each stanza. Then the poem may be memorized.1924, Franklin Thomas Baker, Ashley Horace Thorndike, Everyday Classics, Third and Fourth Readers: Teachers' Manual

Forms of runningly

comparativemore runningly
superlativemost runningly

Origin of runningly

From Middle English runningly, renningli, equivalent to running + -ly.

Questions about runningly

What does runningly mean?
Runningly means in a running manner; so as to run.
What part of speech is runningly?
Runningly is an adverb.

Words near runningly in the dictionary

  1. running-mates
  2. running-shoe
  3. running-shoes
  4. runningback
  5. runningbacks
  6. runningly
  7. runnings
  8. runnings of the bulls
  9. runningwear
  10. runnion
  11. runnions

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