Etymology

kneelingly

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Today it means: In a kneeling position. Full definition →

Middle English knelingli
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromknelingli
  2. English todaykneelingly

From Middle English knelingli, equivalent to kneeling + -ly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.