Measuringly

adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    So as to measure or evaluate.

    "He tossed the chunk of soft wood in his hand measuringly, then, humming something utterly tuneless to my ears, set to work."

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"He tossed the chunk of soft wood in his hand measuringly, then, humming something utterly tuneless to my ears, set to work."

Etymology

From measuring + -ly.

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