longinglyadv.
/ˈlɒŋɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋɪŋli/, /ˈlɑŋɪŋli/ In manner characterized by longing; with strong yearning or desire.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > longing or yearning > [adverb]
sore1297
longingly1435
sithingly1570
yearningly1625
achingly1765
longfully1850
yearnfully1876
R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 103 Longyngly in lufe dee.
1587 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnius Herbal for Bible xiii. 77 The sowing time being past, he thinketh not himself discharged of care..but longinglie, hopeth for his Haruest.
1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 374 The most zealous among them [sc. Our Doctors] longingly expect a more quiet season.
1682 J. Dryden Medall 5 To his first byass, longingly he leans.
1719 J. Richardson Disc. on Dignity, Certainty, Pleasure & Advantage, of Sci. of Connoisseur 182 We Overlook the Present Good by having our Eyes too Longingly fix'd on something at a distance.
?1785 Mem. Mrs. Harriot Er——g——n 37 He..was taken to a parlour where Harriot longingly expected him.
1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers (1862) III. 247 No wonder that in the midst of these troubles he should longingly speak of returning to his native land.
1881 Macmillan's Mag. 44 51/1 She whispered longingly, ‘If I had only had your first love!’
1885 Manch. Examiner 10 July 4/7 Mexican parties who look longingly upon the surplus of the American treasury.
1905 I. A. Taylor Life Queen Henrietta Maria I. xiii. 271 Henrietta's eyes turned more and more longingly towards England.
1974 O. Manning Rain Forest i. x. 130 ‘Charming woman!’ said Ambrose, gazing longingly after her.
2004 N.Y. Observer (Nexis) 22 Nov. 19 ‘Some day I'll get there,’ the man sighed longingly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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