scanningly

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adverb

So as to scan or examine closely.

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Meanings

adverbscanningly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSo as to scan or examine closely.

    Jacob looked up into his face scanningly for a moment or two, and apparently arriving at his conclusions, said gravely— […]

    1876, George Eliot, Daniel Deronda

Origin

From scanning + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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