tryingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English try

English -ing

English trying

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 tryingly

From trying + -ly.

Adverb

tryingly (comparative more tryingly, superlative most tryingly)

1. In a trying manner.