listingly en · ADV
Etymology
From listing + -ly.
Meanings
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With a list or tilt.
[…]she rolled listingly in a heavy sea. Poston and his men wondered whether they would ever see land again.
1961, Alfred William Gressinger, Charles D. Poston: Sunland Seer, page 8:He bowed and wished Audra a pleasant good night, heading jauntily, if a little listingly, toward the door, completely unaffected by her refusal of him.
1984, Eleanor Hodgson, Norah Parker, Wild Splendid Love, page 256:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most listingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more listingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |