knockingly

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adverb

With a knocking sound or motion.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

adverbknockingly (comparative more knockingly, superlative most knockingly)

comparative more knockingly · superlative most knockingly

  1. 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 weather
    1 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

Cite this entry
APA

knockingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knockingly

MLA

“knockingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knockingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knockingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knockingly.

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