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Grammar : Adv
Spell : dih-sur-ning, -zur-
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsɜr nɪŋ, -ˈzɜr-



Definition of discerningly

Origin :
  • "action of perceiving," late 14c., verbal noun from discern. As a present participle adjective, attested from c.1600.
  • As in intelligently : adv cleverly
  • As in wisely : adv prudently
Example sentences :
  • They dread to grant distinctions, and to judge of us discerningly is beyond them.
  • Extract from : « Diana of the Crossways, Complete » by George Meredith
  • Lovingly, tenderly, discerningly, marveling and absorbed and deeply fascinated I looked at Me in the mirror.
  • Extract from : « I, Mary MacLane » by Mary MacLane
  • Gutzkow alone, about the year 1835, begins to criticise him discerningly.
  • Extract from : « Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 6. Young Germany » by Georg Brandes

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