inspiritingly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

inspiriting +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

inspiritingly (comparative more inspiritingly, superlative most inspiritingly)

  1. In an inspiriting manner.
    • 1915, Dorothy Canfield, Hillsboro People[1]:
      The old soldier struck him on the shoulder inspiritingly, his weather-beaten face very grave.
    • 1893, Alexandre Dumas, The Vicomte de Bragelonne[2]:
      The birds sung less inspiritingly than usual amid the boughs, which remained as motionless as death.
    • 1913, Henry Sydnor Harrison, V. V.'s Eyes[3]:
      Then the absurdity of her--Miss Heth's--feeling constraint before this Mr.--no, Dr.--Vivian, this friend of the Cooneys and malicious attacker of the Cooneys' relatives' characters, rushed over the girl inspiritingly.