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wantingly

adv

Etymology

From wanting + -ly.

  1. inherited from wantyng
  2. suffixed as wantingly — “wanting + ly”

Definitions

  1. With desire

    With desire; yearningly.

    • This may be a tough pill to swallow but what Christ is saying is if you look wantingly, powerfully, or lustfully after someone, you have committed adultery. This is true for the married person reading this and the single person.

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