recoilingly en · ADV
Etymology
From recoiling + -ly.
Meanings
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So as to recoil or shrink back.
1865, Jane Thomas (née Pinhorn), Old Without Years That gangrene in the register of ill / From which men shrink with undisguised disgust, / According to the sternness of their hearts, / And from which women turn recoilingly […]
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more recoilingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most recoilingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |