Meaningly

//ˈmiːnɪŋli// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    With an implied meaning; with significance; meaningfully.

    "Fascinated, she stood shaken ungovernably by its horrible suggestiveness, while above and about her the trees shivered meaningly."

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"Fascinated, she stood shaken ungovernably by its horrible suggestiveness, while above and about her the trees shivered meaningly."

Etymology

From Middle English meningli, menyngli, equivalent to meaning + -ly.

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