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wantingly

wantingly adverb: with desire; yearningly.

Adverb

wantingly (comparative more wantingly, superlative most wantingly)

  1. With desire; yearningly.
    • This may be a tough pill to swallow but what Christ is saying is if you look wantingly, powerfully, or lustfully after someone, you have committed adultery. This is true for the married person reading this and the single person.2008, Ryan Dalgliesh, Love Notes, page 86

Antonyms of wantingly

Forms of wantingly

comparativemore wantingly
superlativemost wantingly

Origin of wantingly

From wanting + -ly.

Questions about wantingly

What does wantingly mean?
Wantingly means with desire; yearningly.
What part of speech is wantingly?
Wantingly is an adverb.

Words near wantingly in the dictionary

  1. wanting no part of
  2. wanting one's bumps feeling
  3. wanting one's bumps felt
  4. wanting out
  5. wanting to know
  6. wantingly
  7. wantingness
  8. wantings
  9. Wantiool
  10. Wantirna
  11. Wantirna South

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