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tiptoeingly

tiptoeingly adverb: in a tiptoeing fashion.

Adverb

tiptoeingly (comparative more tiptoeingly, superlative most tiptoeingly)

  1. (rare) In a tiptoeing fashion.
    • On top of this came burglars, tiptoeingly creeping from room to room, hunting for her.1914, McClure's Magazine, volume 42
    • […] a suntan disappears tiptoeingly into his trance […]2000, Edward Locke, One scowl upon sunlight
    Synonyms:
    atiptoe, en pointe

Synonyms of tiptoeingly

Forms of tiptoeingly

comparativemore tiptoeingly
superlativemost tiptoeingly

Origin of tiptoeingly

From tiptoeing + -ly.

Questions about tiptoeingly

What does tiptoeingly mean?
Tiptoeingly means in a tiptoeing fashion.
What part of speech is tiptoeingly?
Tiptoeingly is an adverb.

Words near tiptoeingly in the dictionary

  1. tiptoed around
  2. tiptoed through a minefield
  3. tiptoeing
  4. tiptoeing around
  5. tiptoeing through a minefield
  6. tiptoeingly
  7. tiptoer
  8. tiptoers
  9. tiptoes
  10. tiptoes around
  11. tiptoes through a minefield

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