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yearningly

year·ningly

UK/ˈjɜːnɪŋli/ US/ˈjɝnɪŋli/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in a yearning manner

  • “he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word”
  • “'”

Origin

From yearning + -ly.

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