shrinkingly
shrinkingly adverb: in a shrinking manner; as if shrinking away.
Adverb
shrinkingly (comparative more shrinkingly, superlative most shrinkingly)
- In a shrinking manner; as if shrinking away
- That shy-looking fellow standing against the curtain at your right, with the brown mustache and broad forehead, is the New England sculptor whose forcible creations are known everywhere, yet he is almost shrinkingly modest, and he never, it seems, even in thought, has broken the injunction of "Let...1903, Mabel Osgood Wright, People of the Whirlpool
- Nor, if we turn to the present, is the evidence much stronger which is offered by the gens de couleur whom you may see in the quadroon quarter this afternoon, with "Ichabod" legible on their murky foreheads through a vain smearing of toilet powder, dragging their chairs down to the narrow gateway...1907, George Washington Cable, Old Creole Days
Examples of shrinkingly in a sentence
- For half a century that faithful servant of Jehovah suffered, often shrinkingly, yet voluntarily, a constant martyrdom.1911, Charles Foster Kent, The Makers and Teachers of Judaism:
- Warren's own nightgowns came to the door and said shrinkingly: "Lem slept in the barn last night.1915, Dorothy Canfield, Hillsboro People:
Forms of shrinkingly
| comparative | more shrinkingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most shrinkingly |
Origin of shrinkingly
From shrinking + -ly.
Questions about shrinkingly
- What does shrinkingly mean?
- Shrinkingly means in a shrinking manner; as if shrinking away.
- How do you use shrinkingly in a sentence?
- For half a century that faithful servant of Jehovah suffered, often shrinkingly, yet voluntarily, a constant martyrdom.
- What part of speech is shrinkingly?
- Shrinkingly is an adverb.
Words near shrinkingly in the dictionary
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