Meaning

2 senses
  1. So as to decline, or give a negative answer to a proposal.

  2. In a way that declines, slopes downward or decreases.

Origin

From declining + -ly.

From declining + -ly.

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Forms

more decliningly, most decliningly
Comparativemore decliningly Lesson
Superlativemost decliningly

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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