Poringly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 So as to pore; with intense study or focus.
"As the youth gazed closely, poringly, into the maiden's face, his dark eyes flashing with soul and fire, they literally seemed to crave, to search for, and to drink, the very source of life from hers."
Example
More examples"As the youth gazed closely, poringly, into the maiden's face, his dark eyes flashing with soul and fire, they literally seemed to crave, to search for, and to drink, the very source of life from hers."
Etymology
From poring + -ly.
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