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hectoringly

adv

Etymology

From hectoring + -ly.

  1. derived from *seǵʰ-✻
  2. derived from Ἕκτωρ
  3. derived from Hectōr
  4. inherited from Hector
  5. formed as hectoring — “hector + -ing”
  6. suffixed as hectoringly — “hectoring + ly”

Definitions

  1. So as to hector or bully.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA