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wanderingly

wanderingly adverb: so as to wander; while wandering.

Adverb

wanderingly (comparative more wanderingly, superlative most wanderingly)

  1. So as to wander; while wandering.
  2. In a wandering manner; without any particular direction.
    • I seem to remember talking wanderingly to myself during that last spurt.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 110

Forms of wanderingly

comparativemore wanderingly
superlativemost wanderingly

Origin of wanderingly

From wandering + -ly.

Questions about wanderingly

What does wanderingly mean?
Wanderingly means so as to wander; while wandering.
What part of speech is wanderingly?
Wanderingly is an adverb.

Words near wanderingly in the dictionary

  1. wandering stars
  2. wandering whistling duck
  3. wandering whistling ducks
  4. wandering womb
  5. wandering wombs
  6. wanderingly
  7. wanderingness
  8. wanderings
  9. wanderjahr
  10. wanderjahre
  11. wanderjahrs

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