askingly
In an asking manner; so as to ask.
Adverb
- 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?” - 1796, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “To a Young Ass”, in Poems on Various Subjects, London: G.G. and J. Robinsons, page 92:
- “I don’t know whether this is something your wife ever knew about or not?” he began askingly. - 1890, William Dean Howells, The Shadow of a Dream, New York: Harper, Part 2, Chapter 2, p. 87:
- Aspiration is looking askingly; to reach a desirable result one must look askingly toward that which can fulfill. - 1916, Arthur Adolphus Lindsay, Scientific Man Building Through Thought Force, Detroit: A. A. Lindsay...
Synonyms: questioningly requestingly
Origin
From Middle English askingli, axingly, equivalent to asking + -ly.