scentingly

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adverb

allusively; indirectly

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Meanings

adverbscentingly (comparative more scentingly, superlative most scentingly)

comparative more scentingly · superlative most scentingly

  1. datedallusively; indirectly
  2. With a scent or fragrance.

    And now you are just standing quietly in front of your lifeline map, nice long drink in hand, fine dinner roasting away safely and scentingly in the Aga in the house across the yard, wine uncorked and ready, beds made and aired, […]

    2000, James M. Hawes, Dead long enough, page 16

Origin

From scenting + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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