stagnantly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English stagnant Middle English -ly English -ly English stagnantly From stagnant + -ly.
Meanings
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In a stagnant manner.
Andrew, Mina's husband! Ursula turned from her to him. The veins in his forehead stood out stagnantly; his blood-red eyes looked mournfully, helplessly at Ursula's, filling swiftly with maternal solicitude.
1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 251:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more stagnantly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most stagnantly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |