purringly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adv

"A little travelling clock ticked purringly at her elbow […]"
"And Dr. Norwood, purringly pleased and self-conscious as a cat caught in the cream, had replied, “Indeed?” with such unsuccess at casualness that he had hastened to add in a confidential tone, “It was a great day for me, Sonia.”"

From purring + -ly.

more purringly (comparative) most purringly (superlative)

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