coweringly

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adverb

In a cowering manner.

“He waited coweringly behind the door as the footsteps approached.”

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Meanings

adverbcoweringly (comparative more coweringly, superlative most coweringly)

comparative more coweringly · superlative most coweringly

  1. In a cowering manner.

    He waited coweringly behind the door as the footsteps approached.

Origin

From cowering + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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