Meanings
adverbinquiringly (comparative more inquiringly, superlative most inquiringly)
comparative more inquiringly · superlative most inquiringly
- In an inquiring manner.
"Ready?" said the old gentleman inquiringly, when his guests had been washed, mended, brushed, and brandied.
1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “A Short One—Showing among Other Matters, How Mr. Pickwick Undertook to Drive, and Mr. Winkle to Ride; and How They Both Did It”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC, page 50
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin an inquiring manner
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