Grinningly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 With a grin.
"Squeaker's dog sniffed and barked joyfully around them till his licking efforts to bottom a salmon tin sent him careering in a muzzled frenzy, that caused the younger woman's thick lips to part grinningly till he came too close."
Example
More examples"Squeaker's dog sniffed and barked joyfully around them till his licking efforts to bottom a salmon tin sent him careering in a muzzled frenzy, that caused the younger woman's thick lips to part grinningly till he came too close."
Etymology
From grinning + -ly.
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