approachingly

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adverb

While approaching; so as to come near.

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Meanings

adverbapproachingly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWhile approaching; so as to come near.

    […] a mighty wave of music that rolled approachingly and then departingly through and through the Cathedral-arches […]

    1897, Marie Corelli, "Ardath": The Story of a Dead Self (page 598)

Origin

From approaching + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

approachingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/approachingly

MLA

“approachingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/approachingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “approachingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/approachingly.

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