smilingly
smilingly adverb: in a smiling manner; with a smile.
Adverb
smilingly (comparative more smilingly, superlative most smilingly)
- In a smiling manner; with a smile.
- But me thinks at these words I heare some smilingly say, I would be loath to lacke liuing of my own till the Prince gaue me a maner of new Elme for my riming […]1589, George Puttenham, chapter 8, in The Arte of English Poesie
- But his flaw’d heart,
Alack, too weak the conflict to support!
’Twixt two extremes of passion, joy and grief,
Burst smilingly.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
Forms of smilingly
| comparative | more smilingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most smilingly |
Origin of smilingly
From smiling + -ly.
Questions about smilingly
- What does smilingly mean?
- Smilingly means in a smiling manner; with a smile.
- What part of speech is smilingly?
- Smilingly is an adverb.
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