"improvingly" meaning in English

See improvingly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more improvingly [comparative], most improvingly [superlative]
Etymology: From improving + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|improving|ly}} improving + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} improvingly (comparative more improvingly, superlative most improvingly)
  1. In a manner that tends to improve (especially, (dated), to educate or morally better a person).
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