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leadingly

adv

Etymology

From leading + -ly.

  1. derived from *laidijaną✻ — “to lead”
  2. inherited from *laidijandz✻
  3. inherited from *laidijandī✻
  4. inherited from lǣdende
  5. inherited from ledinge
  6. suffixed as leadingly — “leading + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a way that leads

    In a way that leads; as a leading question.

    • "She has to be thin, correct?" Vijay's father continued, asking the question leadingly.

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