Meanings
comparative more knockingly · superlative most knockingly
- rareWith a knocking sound or motion.
The boy dragged on his rope reins, stirred a bit painfully in his seat, and drove slowly and knockingly away.
1958, Paul Green, Drama and the weather1 more example
As the ship rocked, Silkie went flying across the room and came knockingly hard into a set of wooden water barrels.
1983, Claudette Williams, Song of Silkie
Origin
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