Wincingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    While wincing.

    ""It doesn't hurt a bit," he said wincingly."

  2. 2
    In such a way as to cause wincing.

    "The speech was wincingly bad."

Example

More examples

""It doesn't hurt a bit," he said wincingly."

Etymology

From wincing + -ly.

More for "wincingly"