Runningly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a running manner; so as to run.
"Unless it is read runningly, the metrical movement will not be felt. For the meaning, it is enough to have the class simply get the main idea in each stanza. Then the poem may be memorized."
Example
More examples"Unless it is read runningly, the metrical movement will not be felt. For the meaning, it is enough to have the class simply get the main idea in each stanza. Then the poem may be memorized."
Etymology
From Middle English runningly, renningli, equivalent to running + -ly.
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