intoningly en · ADV
Etymology
From intoning + -ly.
Meanings
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With marked intonation.
Even the Quakers, although they allow not music, yet preach intoningly, in a singsong way. Music is the natural outlet of devotion.
1887, George Dana Boardman, Divine Man from the Nativity to the Temptation:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more intoningly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most intoningly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |