wincingly

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adverb

While wincing.

“The speech was wincingly bad.”

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Meanings

adverbwincingly (comparative more wincingly, superlative most wincingly)

comparative more wincingly · superlative most wincingly

  1. While wincing.

    "It doesn't hurt a bit," he said wincingly.

    1 more example

    Sheffield [...] crept into bed beside him, wincingly careful not to jolt or touch the bandage.

    2016, Kerry Greenwood, Murder and Mendelssohn, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 311
  2. In such a way as to cause wincing.

    The speech was wincingly bad.

Origin

From wincing + -ly.

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APA

wincingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wincingly

MLA

“wincingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wincingly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wincingly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wincingly.

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