Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In such a manner as to strengthen or corroborate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a confirming manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb So as to
confirm .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
confirming + -ly
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Examples
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She thought his astonishment was disbelief, and nodded confirmingly.
Maurice Guest 2003
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She put one of her hands over his on her body and pressed down confirmingly.
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The detective, triumphant, could not resist grinning confirmingly.
No. 13 Washington Square Leroy Scott 1902
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"You may well say that," said Colin, confirmingly.
The Boy Slaves Mayne Reid 1850
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"I don't wonder at his doing so," said another, confirmingly.
The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Mayne Reid 1850
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