"attractingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more attractingly [comparative], most attractingly [superlative]
Etymology: From attracting + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|attracting|ly}} attracting + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} attractingly (comparative more attractingly, superlative most attractingly)
  1. In such a way as to attract.
    Sense id: en-attractingly-en-adv-PaM9a4SE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry
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