worshippingly en · ADV
Etymology
From worshipping + -ly.
Meanings
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So as to worship.
She saw that he loved Ethel Churchill, utterly, worshippingly: that the withered flower which Ethel flung from her was to him a treasure.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Anticipation”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 42:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more worshippingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most worshippingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |