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feelingly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈfiː.lɪŋ.li/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English feeling Middle English -ly English -ly English feelingly From feeling + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a feeling manner.
   • I asked him, and he replied with cheerful impenitence that he had hired them in the open market for one rupee eight, adding feelingly that he would willingly have given twice as much to qualify for my honourable service. 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
   • Vainly did he feelingly paint the perfumed love passages of the passionate pair. 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 235:

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