exploringly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

exploring +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

exploringly (comparative more exploringly, superlative most exploringly)

  1. So as to explore.
    • 1853, Anne Wales Abbot, Autumn Leaves, page 64:
      You plunge your hand exploringly into the drawer, and bring up a long roll wound thickly with twine of all kinds and colors.