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wincingly

wincingly adverb: while wincing.

Adverb

wincingly (comparative more wincingly, superlative most wincingly)

  1. While wincing.
    • "It doesn't hurt a bit," he said wincingly.
    • Sheffield [...] crept into bed beside him, wincingly careful not to jolt or touch the bandage.2016, Kerry Greenwood, Murder and Mendelssohn, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 311
  2. In such a way as to cause wincing.
    • The speech was wincingly bad.

Forms of wincingly

comparativemore wincingly
superlativemost wincingly

Origin of wincingly

From wincing + -ly.

Questions about wincingly

What does wincingly mean?
Wincingly means while wincing.
What part of speech is wincingly?
Wincingly is an adverb.

Words near wincingly in the dictionary

  1. winchlines
  2. winchman
  3. winchmen
  4. Winchmore Hill
  5. wincing
  6. wincingly
  7. wincings
  8. Winckler
  9. Wincklers
  10. Winckworth
  11. Winckworths

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