draggingly

English

Etymology

dragging +‎ -ly

Adverb

draggingly (comparative more draggingly, superlative most draggingly)

1. In a way that drags; with a dragging motion.
   • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 133, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:

     "The harpoon," said Ahab, half way rising, and draggingly leaning on one bended arm — "is it safe?"

2. Slowly; with reluctance, or as if held back.
   • 1913, Primary Education: Volume 20:

     The children began to sing draggingly. Half a dozen carried the first verse through alone.