cringingly, adv.
(ˈkrɪndʒɪŋlɪ)
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In a cringing manner.
| 1853 Fraser's Mag. XLVIII. 329 ‘My wife never was a good walker,’ said Roberts, cringingly. 1861 Trollope Barchester T. 104 Nevertheless he was..cringingly civil. |
cringingly, adv.
(ˈkrɪndʒɪŋlɪ)
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In a cringing manner.
| 1853 Fraser's Mag. XLVIII. 329 ‘My wife never was a good walker,’ said Roberts, cringingly. 1861 Trollope Barchester T. 104 Nevertheless he was..cringingly civil. |
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