crouchingly

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Adverb

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crouchingly (comparative more crouchingly, superlative most crouchingly)

  1. In a crouching manner; while crouched down; in a crouch.
    • 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 239:
      Far away I saw a gaunt cat slink crouchingly along a wall, but traces of men there were none.