restingly en · ADV
Etymology
From resting + -ly.
Meanings
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While, or as if, resting; restfully.
Work is all drugery^([sic]), degradation, irksomeness, slavery, bondage, unless we can do it restingly, that is, in a quiet, content, noisless^([sic]), loving, trusting spirit […]
1882, Stephen Jenner, Grain from the granary, sermons, page 73:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most restingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more restingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |