longingly

/ˈlɒŋɪŋli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

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adv

"As she stepped nearer and peered longingly out, she saw something else: she saw, only a little way below the window, the wide, flat tin roof of Miss Polly's sun parlor built over the porte-cochère. The sight filled her with longing. If only, now, she were out there!"
"So Sebastian fetched in a closed basket, set it down before her, and went out again quickly. 'you had better finish your lessions before opening it,' remarked Miss Rottenmeier firmly, though Clara looked longingly at it."

Etymology tree English longing Middle English -ly English -ly English longingly From longing + -ly.

more longingly (comparative) most longingly (superlative)

yearningly

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How do you pronounce longingly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɒŋɪŋli/.

What does longingly mean?

In a longing manner, with desire, yearningly.

Where does longingly come from?

Etymology tree English longing Middle English -ly English -ly English longingly From longing + -ly.

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