steeringly

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adverb

So as to steer or direct.

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Meanings

adverbsteeringly (comparative more steeringly, superlative most steeringly)

comparative more steeringly · superlative most steeringly

  1. So as to steer or direct.

    "How do you see that, Mr. Cathcart?" Pickering asked, steeringly. It struck James that he was being quizzed by the schoolmaster who already knew the answers, but wanted to hear it from the pupil.

    2001, Raymond F. Aubé, Across Troubled Waters, page 329

Origin

From steering + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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