"inchingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more inchingly [comparative], most inchingly [superlative]
Etymology: From inching + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inching|ly}} inching + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} inchingly (comparative more inchingly, superlative most inchingly)
  1. An inch at a time; very slowly and gradually.
    Sense id: en-inchingly-en-adv-s9Y6VXFf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry
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          "ref": "2010, Nick Lane, Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution, page 146:",
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