"takingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more takingly [comparative], most takingly [superlative]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-takingly-en-adv-9eEY-oTf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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