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  • adverb In a favouring way.

Etymologies

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favouring +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • George Forley brought all the weight of his band to bear as heavily against that crushed thing, as he brought it to bear lightly, favouringly, and advantageously upon her sister, who made a rich marriage.

    A House to Let 2007

  • George Forley brought all the weight of his band to bear as heavily against that crushed thing, as he brought it to bear lightly, favouringly, and advantageously upon her sister, who made a rich marriage.

    A House to Let Adelaide Anne Procter 1844

  • The ancient servant, on whom four years had passed lightly and favouringly, opened the door to

    The Disowned — Volume 03 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • The ancient servant, on whom four years had passed lightly and favouringly, opened the door to

    The Disowned — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • The night was favouringly dark, and he trod the street in which his father dwelt, in perfect safety.

    The Partisan: A Tale of the Revolution. By the Author of "The Yemassee," "Guy Rivers," &c. In Two Volumes. Vol. II 1835

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