Synonyms for grovelingly
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : gruhv-uhl, grov- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgrʌv əl, ˈgrɒv- |
Définition of grovelingly
Origin :- 1590s, Shakespearian back-formation of groveling (Middle English), regarded as a present participle but really an adverb, from Old Norse grufe "prone" + obsolete adverbial suffix -ling (which survives also as the -long in headlong, sidelong); first element from Old Norse a grufu "on proneness." Perhaps related to creep. Related: Groveled; grovelled; groveling; grovelling.
- As in obsequiously : adv servilely
- Her old doughty self, she grovelingly began to consider, was starting to decline.
- Extract from : « The Shriek » by Charles Somerville
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