Definitions
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- adverb In a
criticizing manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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You spend plenty of time on this blog criticizingly government, yet you defend a minister who shows utter incompetence in the area he is reposnsible for.
The Restraining Order Between Faith And Science « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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A tinge of dissatisfaction did color the girl's voice, and she bit down on her lip, flushing at having spoken criticizingly.
Chronicles of Pern, First Fall McCaffrey, Anne 1993
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There was a double and subtle purpose in both cases; one felt it rather a dangerous proceeding to speak criticizingly of Patricia Langdon, lest somehow what was said should get to her ears.
The Last Woman Ross Beeckman
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" A tinge of dissatisfaction did color the girl's voice, and she bit down on her lip, flushing at having spoken criticizingly.
The Chronicles of Pern McCaffrey, Anne 1993
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" A tinge of dissatisfaction did color the girl's voice, and she bit down on her lip, flushing at having spoken criticizingly.
First Fall McCaffrey, Anne 1993
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