constrainingly

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adverb

So as to constrain.

OriginEnglish constraining ← Middle English constreinen ← Old French constreindre →
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Meanings

adverbconstrainingly (comparative more constrainingly, superlative most constrainingly)

comparative more constrainingly · superlative most constrainingly

  1. So as to constrain.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincōn-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
  8. Proto-Italic*stringō
  9. Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
  11. Proto-Italic*strengō
  12. Latinstringō
  13. Latincōnstringō
  14. Old Frenchconstreindre
  15. Middle Englishconstreinen
  16. Englishconstraining
  17. Englishconstrainingly

From constraining + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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