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COMFORTINGLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does comfortingly mean?
• COMFORTINGLY (adverb)
The adverb COMFORTINGLY has 1 sense:
1. in a comforting or consoling manner
Familiarity information: COMFORTINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a comforting or consoling manner
Synonyms:
comfortingly; consolingly
Context example:
one part of a strange world should be given a comfortingly familiar form
Pertainym:
comforting (affording comfort or solace)
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