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adverbwearingly (comparative more wearingly, superlative most wearingly)
comparative more wearingly · superlative most wearingly
- In a wearing (tiring) manner
Though their leading ladies are of different sexes, “Sister Act” and “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” are remarkably (and wearingly) similar.
2009 July 8, Ben Brantley, “London’s Musicals: Intimate or Outsize”, in New York Times
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APA
wearingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wearingly
MLA
“wearingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wearingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wearingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wearingly.
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