teasingly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English teasing Middle English -ly English -ly English teasingly From teasing + -ly.
Meanings
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In a teasing way or manner.
One cannot help but notice a teasingly elusive air about her, as if she were a butterfly that refused to light and fluttered just out of reach of its would-be captor.
1977 December 31, Lisa Nussbaum, “Jacqui Mac: Bringing Her Dreams Together”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 26, page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most teasingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more teasingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
eo petole (in a teasing way)