adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   With sinister designs; insidiously.

   "The vilest, most designingly wicked men our century knows."

Example

More examples

"The vilest, most designingly wicked men our century knows."

Etymology

From designing + -ly.

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