Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a praying manner; with devout supplication.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb With supplication to God.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb With
prayer .
Etymologies
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praying + -ly
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Examples
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"I must make myself good enough to deserve this," she said prayingly.
The Judge Rebecca West 1937
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