askingly
adverb
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adv
Etymology: From Middle English askingli, axingly, equivalent to asking + -ly.
- In an asking manner; so as to ask.
“How askingly It’s footsteps t’ward me bend? It seems to say, “And have I then one Friend?””
““I don’t know whether this is something your wife ever knew about or not?” he began askingly.”