nudgingly

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adverb

With, or as if with, a nudge.

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Meanings

adverbnudgingly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWith, or as if with, a nudge.

    In only his second interview as a somewhat reluctant pop star in the late 70s, a man from the Mirror in a reassuringly dirty mac nudgingly begs: “Tell us about the girls.”

    2015 November 16, David Hepworth, “This week’s best radio: Chris Evans, a master at work”, in The Guardian

Origin

From nudging + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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