QUESTIONINGLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does questioningly mean? 

• QUESTIONINGLY (adverb)
  The adverb QUESTIONINGLY has 2 senses:

1. in a curious and questioning manner

2. in a quizzical and questioning manner

  Familiarity information: QUESTIONINGLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUESTIONINGLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a curious and questioning manner

Synonyms:

questioningly; wonderingly

Context example:

they turned their heads questioningly, as if awaiting further instructions

Pertainym:

questioning (showing curiosity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a quizzical and questioning manner

Synonyms:

questioningly; quizzically

Context example:

they looked quizzically at the doctor

Pertainym:

questioning (perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know))

 Context examples 

She looked again questioningly, but this time avoided her husband's face.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Then he looked back eagerly and questioningly at the master.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Indeed, it seemed as though all hope and light had gone so far from them that it was not to be brought back; for when Sir Nigel threw down a handful of silver among them there came no softening of their lined faces, but they clutched greedily at the coins, peering questioningly at him, and champing with their animal jaws.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Van Helsing looked at me questioningly.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

We continued to talk for some time; and, seeing that he was seemingly quite reasonable, she ventured, looking at me questioningly as she began, to lead him to his favourite topic.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Gatsby looked at me questioningly. He wanted to go and he didn't see that Mr. Sloane had determined he shouldn't.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)