"lurkingly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more lurkingly [comparative], most lurkingly [superlative]
Etymology: From lurking + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lurking|ly}} lurking + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} lurkingly (comparative more lurkingly, superlative most lurkingly)
  1. So as to lurk; in sinister concealment.
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