acquiescently

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English acquiescent

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English acquiescently

From acquiescent + -ly.

Adverb

acquiescently (comparative more acquiescently, superlative most acquiescently)

1. In an acquiescent manner.

References

• “acquiescently”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.