Greetingly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 By way of greeting. not-comparable
"Their barking was only an alarm: the moment that they were spoken to, they retired, or came towards us greetingly and kindly."
Example
More examples"Their barking was only an alarm: the moment that they were spoken to, they retired, or came towards us greetingly and kindly."
Etymology
From greeting + -ly.
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