Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a prowling manner.
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- adverb In a
prowling manner.
Etymologies
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prowling + -ly
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Examples
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Their approach was prowlingly sinister, the ponies stepping gingerly down the slope, the snapping of twigs beneath their hoofs clear in the waiting silence.
The Emigrant Trail Geraldine Bonner 1900
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