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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

fawningly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English fawning Middle English -ly English -ly English fawningly From fawning + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
    • So it’s almost a relief to encounter an episode that allows me to be critical instead of fawningly reverent. 2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 31 May 2012:

Forms

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most fawningly Degree=Sup lexicographic
more fawningly Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

sycophantically · unctuously