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writhingly

adv

Etymology

From writhing + -ly.

  1. inherited from writhyng
  2. suffixed as writhingly — “writhing + ly”

Definitions

  1. With a writhing motion.

    • And now, just as he crossed the threshold of the closet, he writhingly strove to assume an expression intended to be not uncheerful […]
    • […] Mr. Wrenn writhingly admitted that he had never heard of Shelley […]

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