"reminiscingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more reminiscingly [comparative], most reminiscingly [superlative]
Etymology: From reminiscing + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|reminiscing|ly}} reminiscing + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} reminiscingly (comparative more reminiscingly, superlative most reminiscingly)
  1. In a reminiscing manner.
    Sense id: en-reminiscingly-en-adv-eQvF9n9~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry
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