excusingly

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adverb

So as to excuse; by way of an excuse.

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Meanings

adverbexcusingly (comparative more excusingly, superlative most excusingly)

comparative more excusingly · superlative most excusingly

  1. So as to excuse; by way of an excuse.

    "Oh well, he's young," he added excusingly. "And I suppose he's just feeling his oats."

    1945, Robert S. Close, Love Me Sailor, Horwit Publications, page 52

Origin

From excusing + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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