Hauntingly

adv

adv ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a haunting manner.

Example

More examples

"Leon was hauntingly standing there."

Etymology

From Middle English hauntingli, hawntyngly, equivalent to haunting + -ly.

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