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coaxingly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English coaxing Middle English -ly English -ly English coaxingly From coaxing + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a coaxing manner.
   • Badger puffed coaxingly for a second or two, and then let out a roguish cloud of smoke. 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 5, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:
   • She drew her arm coaxingly through the old man’s, and whispered something in his ear; and do what he would, old Lobbs couldn’t help breaking out into a smile, while a tear stole down his cheek at the same time. 1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “Chapter 17”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC:
   • Now Barbie took her arm, and said coaxingly, 'You could at least tell me how much of what they say is true.' 1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 10:

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