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unsmilingly

unsmilingly adverb: in an unsmiling way.

Adverb

unsmilingly (not comparable)

  1. In an unsmiling way.
    • 'I have no lucky numbers,' said Bond unsmilingly. 'I only bet on even chances, or as near them as I can get. Well, I shall leave you then.'1953, Ian Fleming, “The High Table”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 71

Origin of unsmilingly

From unsmiling + -ly.

Questions about unsmilingly

What does unsmilingly mean?
Unsmilingly means in an unsmiling way.
What part of speech is unsmilingly?
Unsmilingly is an adverb.

Words near unsmilingly in the dictionary

  1. unsmelt
  2. unsmeltable
  3. unsmelted
  4. unsmiled
  5. unsmiling
  6. unsmilingly
  7. unsmilingness
  8. unsmirched
  9. unsmirking
  10. unsmitten
  11. unsmocked

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