misbelievingly en · ADV
Etymology
From misbelieving + -ly.
Meanings
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Synonym of disbelievingly.
If he had been told of such a woman he would have shrugged his shoulders misbelievingly, or would have declared that she must be an idiot.
1882, Mary Elizabeth Bradden, Mount Royal:He tried to make it ring misbelievingly, a joke, as if he was still assuming something else.
1950, Rose Thurburn, The Wilderness is Yours, page 145:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most misbelievingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more misbelievingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |