YEARNINGLY

longingly, yearningly

(adverb) in a yearning manner; “he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word ‘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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HISTOLOGICALLY

(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”


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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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