engagingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English engaging

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English engagingly

From engaging + -ly.

Adverb

engagingly (comparative more engagingly, superlative most engagingly)

1. In an engaging manner.
   • 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:

     Carrados smiled engagingly. He knew exactly what constituted the great attraction of his services.

Related terms

• engagedly