askingly

English

Etymology

asking +‎ -ly

Adverb

askingly (comparative more askingly, superlative most askingly)

  1. In an asking manner; so as to ask.
    Synonyms: questioningly, requestingly
    • 1796, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “To a Young Ass” in Poems on Various Subjects, London: G.G. and J. Robinsons, p. 92,
      How askingly It’s footsteps t’ward me bend?
      It seems to say, “And have I then one Friend?”
    • 1890, William Dean Howells, The Shadow of a Dream, New York: Harper, Part 2, Chapter 2, p. 87,
      “I don’t know whether this is something your wife ever knew about or not?” he began askingly.
    • 1916, Arthur Adolphus Lindsay, Scientific Man Building Through Thought Force, Detroit: A. A. Lindsay Publishing Company, p. 12,
      Aspiration is looking askingly; to reach a desirable result one must look askingly toward that which can fulfill.
    • 1983, Joyce Johnson, Minor Characters, New York: Pocket Books, 1984, Chapter 9, p. 150,
      “That can’t possibly be true,” I say. But he looks at me so sadly, askingly, across his desk—

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