"takingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more takingly [comparative], most takingly [superlative]
Etymology: From taking + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|taking|ly}} taking + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} takingly (comparative more takingly, superlative most takingly)
  1. (dated) attractively; fetchingly Tags: dated
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