divertingly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

diverting +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

divertingly (comparative more divertingly, superlative most divertingly)

  1. In a diverting manner; so as to divert attention.
    • 1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 234:
      'Curse him, the dog! Never mind, Ursula, you'll be all right now we're here. No hat?' he asked divertingly, looking at her sunburnt face.
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