prolongingly en · ADV
Etymology
From prolonging + -ly.
Meanings
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So as to prolong or lengthen.
a voice that prolongingly moulded every word
1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 128, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most prolongingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more prolongingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |