Meanings
comparative more belongingly · superlative most belongingly
- In a manner characteristic of belonging.
To the man who stands belongingly in this continuum, no event that may be predicated of him is inappropriate.
1961, John Berry, Flight of White Crows: Stories, Tales, and Paradoxes, Macmillan, page 1832 more examples
For there is nothing, in a free society, to prevent those who wish from going off in separate communities and living primitively and “belongingly.”
1970, Murray N. Rothbard, Power & Market: Government and the Economy, Ludwig von Mises Institute, published 2006, →ISBN, page 272"And not over yet" he said, putting his arm around her waist as they strolled back to the car, which brought Bob back to her mind. His arm had been there belongingly thousands of times.
2010, John Barnshaw, White's Corner, Matador, →ISBN, page 243
Origin
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