crouchingly

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adverb

In a crouching manner; while crouched down; in a crouch.

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Meanings

adverbcrouchingly (comparative more crouchingly, superlative most crouchingly)

comparative more crouchingly · superlative most crouchingly

  1. In a crouching manner; while crouched down; in a crouch.

    Far away I saw a gaunt cat slink crouchingly along a wall, but traces of men there were none.

    1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 239

Origin

From crouching + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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