Longingly

//ˈlɒŋɪŋli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a longing manner, with desire, yearningly.

    "As she stepped nearer and peered longingly out, she saw something else: she saw, only a little way below the window, the wide, flat tin roof of Miss Polly's sun parlor built over the porte-cochère. The sight filled her with longing. If only, now, she were out there!"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a yearning manner wordnet

Synonyms

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cravinglyyearninglyyearningly

Example

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"She waited longingly for the return of her husband."

Etymology

From longing + -ly.

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