"wincingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more wincingly [comparative], most wincingly [superlative]
Etymology: From wincing + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wincing|ly}} wincing + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} wincingly (comparative more wincingly, superlative most wincingly)
  1. While wincing.
    Sense id: en-wincingly-en-adv-jscS90Cf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. In such a way as to cause wincing.
    Sense id: en-wincingly-en-adv-tZsZOToy
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