Definitions
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- adverb In a way that
helps .
Etymologies
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helping + -ly
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Examples
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Having filled the barrel which rode on the two wagon wheels, we turned it with some difficulty and started it down the street with the tin pail on top; the man in the shafts leaning back with all his might to offset a certain velocity promoted by the down grade, while the man behind tugged helpingly at the barrel itself.
The Enormous Room 1928
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