complainingly
complainingly · more complainingly · most complainingly
In a complaining mannerIn a complaining manner; peevishly.
» The startled black-bird chirps complainingly from her perch on the wall.
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesIn a complaining manner; peevishly.
More definitions
- with complaints
Examples
1 sentencesThe startled black-bird chirps complainingly from her perch on the wall.
Origin
From complaining + -ly.From complaining + -ly.
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Forms
more complainingly, most complainingly| Comparative | more complainingly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most complainingly |
regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedcomplaining
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.