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unpunishingly

unpunishingly adverb: in an unpunishing manner.

Adverb

unpunishingly

  1. In an unpunishing manner.
    • The saddle, in fact, looks ludicrous at my timid approximation of 109%, and to mount it, even though it is too unpunishingly broad and cushioned for any serious cyclist, requires a kind of foolhardy resolve.1971, LIFE, volume 71, number 5, page 36

Origin of unpunishingly

From unpunishing + -ly.

Questions about unpunishingly

What does unpunishingly mean?
Unpunishingly means in an unpunishing manner.
What part of speech is unpunishingly?
Unpunishingly is an adverb.

Words near unpunishingly in the dictionary

  1. unpunishableness
  2. unpunishably
  3. unpunished
  4. unpunishedly
  5. unpunishing
  6. unpunishingly
  7. unpunishment
  8. unpunisht
  9. unpunitive
  10. unpunk
  11. unpupylated

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