Takingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    attractively; fetchingly dated

    "They are most takingly illustrated, and each of them in itself illustrates, as all Chinese writing is intended to do, some admirable moral quality."

Example

More examples

"They are most takingly illustrated, and each of them in itself illustrates, as all Chinese writing is intended to do, some admirable moral quality."

Etymology

From taking + -ly.

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