rubbingly

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adverb

So as to rub; with a rubbing action or motion.

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Meanings

adverbrubbingly (comparative more rubbingly, superlative most rubbingly)

comparative more rubbingly · superlative most rubbingly

  1. So as to rub; with a rubbing action or motion.

Origin

From rubbing + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

rubbingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubbingly

MLA

“rubbingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubbingly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rubbingly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rubbingly.

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