challengingly

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adverb

In a way or to an extent that challenges

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Meanings

adverbchallengingly (comparative more challengingly, superlative most challengingly)

comparative more challengingly · superlative most challengingly

  1. In a way or to an extent that challenges

    […] Mr. Keltner is ready and eager to conduct all manner of experiments, whether they are whoopee-cushion silly or challengingly serious.

    2009 January 19, Janet Maslin, “Smiley Faces in Our Chromosomes”, in New York Times

Origin

From challenging + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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