tarryingly

adv

tarryingly

adv

Etymology From tarrying + -ly.

1

So as to tarry.

A tear grew and globed and slowly, tarryingly, slipped down her cheek into her hair, where it glistened a moment in jewel brilliance, then vanished.1918, Rupert Hughes, The Unpardonable Sin, page 38:

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