Tiptoeingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a tiptoeing fashion. rare

    "On top of this came burglars, tiptoeingly creeping from room to room, hunting for her."

Example

More examples

"On top of this came burglars, tiptoeingly creeping from room to room, hunting for her."

Etymology

From tiptoeing + -ly.

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