callingly

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adverb

So as to call or summon

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Meanings

adverbcallingly (comparative more callingly, superlative most callingly)

comparative more callingly · superlative most callingly

  1. So as to call or summon

    Last night his car horn down at the head of the cove had sounded patiently, callingly, for most of an hour.

    1957, Borden Deal, Dunbar's Cove

Origin

From calling + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

callingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callingly

MLA

“callingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “callingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callingly.

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