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inspiritingly en · ADV

Etymology

From inspiriting + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an inspiriting manner.
   • The birds sung less inspiritingly than usual amid the boughs, which remained as motionless as death. 1893, Alexandre Dumas, The Vicomte de Bragelonne:
   • The old soldier struck him on the shoulder inspiritingly, his weather-beaten face very grave. 1915, Dorothy Canfield, Hillsboro People:
   • Then the absurdity of her--Miss Heth's--feeling constraint before this Mr.--no, Dr.--Vivian, this friend of the Cooneys and malicious attacker of the Cooneys' relatives' characters, rushed over the girl inspiritingly. 1913, Henry Sydnor Harrison, V. V.'s Eyes:

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