bendingly

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adverb

In a manner involving bending.

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Meanings

adverbbendingly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteIn a manner involving bending.

    […] he trembled violently ; on replacing him at his seat, the agitation continued, his arms bendingly extended, and with such a look, he thanked me […]

    1810, Various authors, The Gentleman's magazine, Volume 80, Part 2, page 42
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    By layers of the young shoots, may propagate vines, mulberries, figs, filberts,&c. laying them bendingly into the earth, three, four, or five inches deep […]

    1832, John Abercrombie, Thomas Mawe, Every man his own gardener, page 507

Origin

From bending + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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