Babishly

adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a babyish manner; childishly.

    "Is not this a proper kind of reasoning? is this the reverence due to the scriptures, thus babishly to abuse them?"

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"Is not this a proper kind of reasoning? is this the reverence due to the scriptures, thus babishly to abuse them?"

Etymology

From babish + -ly.

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