dreadingly en · ADV
Etymology
From dreading + -ly.
Meanings
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With dread.
Miſtruſtfully he truſteth, and he dreadingly did dare, / And fortie paſſions in a trice in him conſort and ſquare.
1586, William Warner, “The Fourth Booke. Chapter XXXIII.”, in Albions England. Or Historicall Map of the Same Island: […], London: […] George Robinson [and R. Ward] for Thomas Cadman, […], →OCLC, page 162:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dreadingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dreadingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |