Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an endearing manner; so as to endear.
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- adverb In an
endearing manner
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- adverb in an adorable manner
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Examples
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“True,” he said, his expression endearingly boyish.
The Pleasure Seekers Melanie George 2003
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“True,” he said, his expression endearingly boyish.
The Pleasure Seekers Melanie George 2003
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Used to be I’d either see people with schmutz I mean the term endearingly, mind on their forehead, or I’d hear it was Mardi Gras.
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A couple of steps behind Hamachi, Zaigô has his own misadventures, and Matsumoto frames him in endearingly familiar ways, calling to mind books like Lone Wolf and Cub to Vagabond.
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A couple of steps behind Hamachi, Zaigô has his own misadventures, and Matsumoto frames him in endearingly familiar ways, calling to mind books like Lone Wolf and Cub to Vagabond.
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A couple of steps behind Hamachi, Zaigô has his own misadventures, and Matsumoto frames him in endearingly familiar ways, calling to mind books like Lone Wolf and Cub to Vagabond.
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The girl seemed to love her well in return, and called her endearingly Tan'tante.
The Awakening 2000
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How often had she repeated that name endearingly, in those early days of her first romance in life!
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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The girl seemed to love her well in return, and called her endearingly Tan'tante.
Ma`ame Pelagie 1895
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The girl seemed to love her well in return, and called her endearingly Tan'tante.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories Kate Chopin 1877
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