greetingly

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adverb

By way of greeting.

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Meanings

adverbgreetingly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBy way of greeting.

    Their barking was only an alarm: the moment that they were spoken to, they retired, or came towards us greetingly and kindly.

    1813, John Galt, Letters from the Levant, page 297

Origin

From greeting + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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