allowingly

adv

allowingly

adv

Etymology From Middle English allowingli, equivalent to allowing + -ly.

1

In an allowing or permissive manner

  • Hearts continually beat allowingly and permitted the night to continue its quest.2004, Bruce Hamilton, 120 Paragraphs, page 59:
  • “Not at all,” he agreed, and lay back, exhaling, allowingly.2012, Iain M. Banks, The Hydrogen Sonata:
Synonyms
approvingly, permittedly

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