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adverbwantingly (comparative more wantingly, superlative most wantingly)
comparative more wantingly · superlative most wantingly
- With desire; yearningly.
This may be a tough pill to swallow but what Christ is saying is if you look wantingly, powerfully, or lustfully after someone, you have committed adultery. This is true for the married person reading this and the single person.
2008, Ryan Dalgliesh, Love Notes, page 86
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APA
wantingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wantingly
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“wantingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wantingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wantingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wantingly.
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