measuringly

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adverb

So as to measure or evaluate.

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Meanings

adverbmeasuringly (comparative more measuringly, superlative most measuringly)

comparative more measuringly · superlative most measuringly

  1. So as to measure or evaluate.

    She was still watching him measuringly.

    2008 February 3, Benjamin Black, “The Lemur”, in New York Times
    1 more example

    He tossed the chunk of soft wood in his hand measuringly, then, humming something utterly tuneless to my ears, set to work.

    2008, Allan Cole, Chris Bunch, The Warrior's Tale

Origin

From measuring + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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