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siftingly

siftingly adverb: so as to sift or sort through.

Adverb

siftingly (comparative more siftingly, superlative most siftingly)

  1. So as to sift or sort through.

Forms of siftingly

comparativemore siftingly
superlativemost siftingly

Origin of siftingly

From sifting + -ly.

Questions about siftingly

What does siftingly mean?
Siftingly means so as to sift or sort through.
What part of speech is siftingly?
Siftingly is an adverb.

Words near siftingly in the dictionary

  1. sifters
  2. sifteth
  3. sifting
  4. sifting out
  5. sifting through
  6. siftingly
  7. siftings
  8. Sifton
  9. siftproof
  10. sifts
  11. sifts out

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