Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In the manner of debate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In the manner of a debate.
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- adverb In the manner of a
debate .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Debney looked at his old friend for a moment debatingly, then said quietly: "Slave-dealing, and doing it successfully, under the noses of men-of-war of all nations."
Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 03 Gilbert Parker 1897
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Cayley's fingers played with his horse's mane; his eyes ran over the ground debatingly; then he lifted them suddenly, and said: "Houghton, you are remarkably frank with me; what do you mean by it?"
Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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He glanced at the brandy debatingly, but presently turned and left the room in silence.
The Translation of a Savage, Volume 1 Gilbert Parker 1897
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Cayley's fingers played with his horse's mane; his eyes ran over the ground debatingly; then he lifted them suddenly, and said: "Houghton, you are remarkably frank with me; what do you mean by it?"
Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 03 Gilbert Parker 1897
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"You do not ask my news," said his father, eyeing him debatingly.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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"There are six or seven of them," said Joan debatingly.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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Cayley's fingers played with his horse's mane; his eyes ran over the ground debatingly; then he lifted them suddenly, and said: "Houghton, you are remarkably frank with me; what do you mean by it?"
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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He glanced at the brandy debatingly, but presently turned and left the room in silence.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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Debney looked at his old friend for a moment debatingly, then said quietly: "Slave-dealing, and doing it successfully, under the noses of men-of-war of all nations."
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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"There are six or seven of them," said Joan debatingly.
Romany of the Snows, Continuation of "Pierre and His People", v5 Gilbert Parker 1897
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