tarryingly

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adverb

So as to tarry.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adverbtarryingly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSo as to tarry.

    A tear grew and globed and slowly, tarryingly, slipped down her cheek into her hair, where it glistened a moment in jewel brilliance, then vanished.

    1918, Rupert Hughes, The Unpardonable Sin, page 38

Origin

From tarrying + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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