hand-wringingly

A form of handwringingly — In a handwringing manner.

Meanings

adverbhand-wringingly (comparative more hand-wringingly, superlative most hand-wringingly)

comparative more hand-wringingly · superlative most hand-wringingly

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of handwringingly.

    Standard-issue liberal guilt and hand-wringingly uninteresting dilemmas are the order of the day, with no real surprises or challenges.

    2016 January 7, Peter Bradshaw, “A War review – standard issue Afghan war drama”, in the Guardian, →ISSN
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    They were sure that most British people agreed, and that the judiciary, media, campaigners and elected politicians who protested were a hand-wringingly liberal, too-fastidious minority.

    2011, Andrew Marr, A History of 20th Century Britain, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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