Definitions
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- adverb   With 
expostulations . 
Etymologies
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expostulating + -ly
			
		
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Examples
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"Oh! Come now, ain't you a little too hard on Rosie," said Mr Snow, expostulatingly.
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"But knowing all you do, my dear Hamilton," said Trevannion, expostulatingly, "you must be strongly prejudiced in your protege's favor to admit a doubt in this case.
 
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