YEARNINGLY

longingly, yearningly

(adverb) in a yearning manner; β€œhe spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word β€˜Exit’”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

yearningly (comparative more yearningly, superlative most yearningly)

With yearning; with desire; longingly.

Source: Wiktionary


Yearn"ing*ly, adv.

Definition: With yearning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 March 2025

TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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