Teasingly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a teasing way or manner.
"One cannot help but notice a teasingly elusive air about her, as if she were a butterfly that refused to light and fluttered just out of reach of its would-be captor."
Adverb
- 1 in a playfully teasing manner wordnet
Example
More examples"One cannot help but notice a teasingly elusive air about her, as if she were a butterfly that refused to light and fluttered just out of reach of its would-be captor."
Etymology
From teasing + -ly.