tiptoeingly

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adverb

In a tiptoeing fashion.

Similar
atiptoeen pointe
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Meanings

adverbtiptoeingly (comparative more tiptoeingly, superlative most tiptoeingly)

comparative more tiptoeingly · superlative most tiptoeingly

  1. rareIn a tiptoeing fashion.

    […] a suntan disappears tiptoeingly into his trance […]

    2000, Edward Locke, One scowl upon sunlight
    1 more example

    On top of this came burglars, tiptoeingly creeping from room to room, hunting for her.

    1914, McClure's Magazine, volume 42

    Synonyms: atiptoe, en pointe

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a tiptoeing fashion.

Similar
atiptoeen pointe
Also see
atiptoeon tiptoe

Origin

From tiptoeing + -ly.

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APA

tiptoeingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiptoeingly

MLA

“tiptoeingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiptoeingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiptoeingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiptoeingly.

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