slinkingly

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adverb

With a slinking motion.

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Meanings

adverbslinkingly (comparative more slinkingly, superlative most slinkingly)

comparative more slinkingly · superlative most slinkingly

  1. With a slinking motion.

    When he got among the familiar streets he went slinkingly, hurrying round corners, avoiding glances.

    1889, George Gissing, The Netherworld

Origin

From slinking + -ly.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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