"questioningly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənɪŋli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-questioningly.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more questioningly [comparative], most questioningly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English questioning Middle English -ly English -ly English questioningly From questioning + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|questioning|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English questioning Middle English -ly English -ly English questioningly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "questioningly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="questioningly"> From questioning + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} questioningly (comparative more questioningly, superlative most questioningly)
  1. In a questioning manner. Translations (in a questioning manner): demande (Esperanto)
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