grazingly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

grazing +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

grazingly (comparative more grazingly, superlative most grazingly)

  1. So as to graze, or brush closely against.
    • 1922, Albert Payson Terhune, Further Adventures of Lad:
      The big mongrel, in agony, snarled and made a lunge at his irritatingly dancing tormentor. His teeth dug grazingly into the terrier's withers; and, with an impatient toss, he flung the little beast to one side.
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