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shieldingly

shieldingly adverb: in a way that shields.

Adverb

shieldingly (comparative more shieldingly, superlative most shieldingly)

  1. In a way that shields.
    • At once she flung her faint form shieldingly on his […]1898, Thomas Hardy, The Burghers

Forms of shieldingly

comparativemore shieldingly
superlativemost shieldingly

Origin of shieldingly

From shielding + -ly.

Questions about shieldingly

What does shieldingly mean?
Shieldingly means in a way that shields.
What part of speech is shieldingly?
Shieldingly is an adverb.

Words near shieldingly in the dictionary

  1. Shieldhall
  2. Shieldhill
  3. shielding
  4. shielding constant
  5. shielding constants
  6. shieldingly
  7. shieldings
  8. shieldless
  9. shieldlike
  10. shieldmaid
  11. shieldmaiden

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