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  • adverb So as to heal or cure.

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  • adverb So as to heal or cure.

Etymologies

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healing +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • The peaceful serenity of the hour and place, having no reproaches or evil intentions within her breast to contend against, sank healingly into its depths.

    Our Mutual Friend 2004

  • He stated a truth and did it in such a pleasant way, and salved over my sore spot so gently and so healingly, that I was rather glad I had committed the crime, for the sake of the letter.

    Mark Twain: A Biography 2003

  • What is wanted is just as much acid as will act healingly on the injured vessels, and no more.

    Papers on Health John Kirk

  • The blue tides rose and fell at Clark's Hills, the summer sun shone healingly down upon Rachael's sick heart and soul.

    The Heart of Rachael Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923

  • It is then most especially that the calm notes of Wotan fall healingly upon the sense: They have heard tales of novel events in Nibelheim, of mighty wonders worked there by Alberich, and are come from curiosity to witness these.

    The Wagnerian Romances Gertrude Hall Brownell 1912

  • He stated a truth, and did it in such a pleasant way, and salved over my sore spot so gently and so healingly, that I was rather glad I had committed the crime, for the sake of the letter.

    Mark Twain`s speeches; with an introduction by William Dean Howells. 1910

  • He had her hand, touched her temple lightly, yet compellingly, healingly ....

    The Lord of the Sea 1906

  • If he had a cut finger she would bind it up very skilfully and healingly, but unless he told her she never discovered he had a cut finger.

    Mr. Britling Sees It Through 1906

  • Perfume that was a tonic, a subtle elixir; that sparkled upon the senses, sank suavely and healingly through me, so that I seemed to draw refreshment with each breath.

    The Thing from the Lake 1903

  • He stated a truth and did it in such a pleasant way, and salved over my sore spot so gently and so healingly, that I was rather glad I had committed the crime, for the sake of the letter.

    Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete Albert Bigelow Paine 1899

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