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snivelingly

snivelingly adverb: while sniveling.

Adverb

snivelingly (comparative more snivelingly, superlative most snivelingly)

  1. While sniveling.
    • The child snivelingly crept back to its toys.
  2. In a pitiful, cringing or pathetic manner.

Forms of snivelingly

comparativemore snivelingly
superlativemost snivelingly
alternative formsnivellingly

Origin of snivelingly

From sniveling + -ly.

Questions about snivelingly

What does snivelingly mean?
Snivelingly means while sniveling.
What part of speech is snivelingly?
Snivelingly is an adverb.

Words near snivelingly in the dictionary

  1. sniveled
  2. sniveler
  3. snivelers
  4. snivelin'
  5. sniveling
  6. snivelingly
  7. snivelings
  8. snivelled
  9. sniveller
  10. snivellers
  11. snivelling

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