Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- So as to resemble; with resemblance or verisimilitude.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness.
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- adverb So as to
resemble ; withresemblance orlikeness .
Etymologies
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resembling + -ly
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Examples
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The figure was still standing, more distinctly, and therefore more resemblingly, at Mr. Lavington's back; and while the latter continued to gaze affectionately at his nephew, his counterpart, as before, fixed young Rainer with eyes of deadly menace.
Short Stories for English Courses Rosa Mary Redding [Editor] Mikels
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The figure was still standing, more distinctly, and therefore more resemblingly, at Mr. Lavington's back; and while the latter continued to gaze affectionately at his nephew, his counterpart, as before, fixed young Rainer with eyes of deadly menace.
The Triumph Of Night 1916 Edith Wharton 1899
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