holdingly

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adverb

So as to hold something.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adverbholdingly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSo as to hold something.

    […] said outer member including lateral portions for holdingly engaging the leg muscles at the sides and partly at the back of the leg.

    1953, The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights, page 2920

Origin

From holding + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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