Hopingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a hopeful manner.

    "One sign of despair is the peremptory contempt of the condition which is the ground of hope; the going on not only in terrours and amazement of conscience, but also boldly, hopingly, and confidently in wilful habits of sin."

Example

More examples

"One sign of despair is the peremptory contempt of the condition which is the ground of hope; the going on not only in terrours and amazement of conscience, but also boldly, hopingly, and confidently in wilful habits of sin."

Etymology

From hoping + -ly.

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