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lingerly

adv

Etymology

From linger + -ly.

  1. derived from *langijaną✻
  2. derived from *langijan✻
  3. derived from lenġan — “to lengthen, delay, extend”
  4. inherited from lengeren
  5. suffixed as lingerly — “linger + ly”

Definitions

  1. lingeringly

The neighborhood

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