Definitions

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  • adverb While wincing
  • adverb In such a way as to cause wincing

Etymologies

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wincing +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • The film's cast seem to like it little better; Radcliffe has wincingly recalled the bicycle seat attachment on his broomstick that was used to film bruising early quidditch scenes.

    Harry Potter and the A-Z of magic 2011

  • And as Eagleton stresses, the writing is very often ouch-ouch embarrassing, wincingly so.

    Archive 2010-07-01 Adam Roberts 2010

  • A decade as a wea; lthy, famous television host with a new wife and baby has mellowed his anger but not his wincingly apt, foul-mouthed wit.

    Fiery Bourdain, Fresh Lagasse 2010

  • And as Eagleton stresses, the writing is very often ouch-ouch embarrassing, wincingly so.

    Craig Raine, Heartbreak (2010) Adam Roberts 2010

  • 'Well,' said Hugh, stretching his slight body wincingly, discovering new bruises, 'my part at least I know.

    A Caregiver's Homage To The Very Old 2010

  • And AMD did the research to show what many outside the industry would consider wincingly apparent.

    AMD Markets Complexity With Ease 2010

  • This doggie doo was adapted from the stupid self-help book of the same title by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, two of the writers on Sex and the City, and the derivative influence wincingly shows.

    He Won't Be That Into You If You Make Him Watch This Movie 2009

  • When I wincingly reflect on my young school years, I think of a nice looking but insecure girl who one month tried to look like Sandra Dee, the next Hayley Mills, the next Natalie Wood.

    Michele Willens: Face It: Is 50 The New 15? 2009

  • As for Noetics - all his stated facts are wincingly unproven.

    Archive 2009-12-01 Brian Clegg 2009

  • This doggie doo was adapted from the stupid self-help book of the same title by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, two of the writers on Sex and the City, and the derivative influence wincingly shows.

    He Won't Be That Into You If You Make Him Watch This Movie 2009

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