† pettinglyadv.1
Obsolete.
In a pet; in a peevish manner; = pettishly adv.
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the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [adverb] > in a petting or indulgent manner
tiddlingly1580
cockeringly1599
pettingly1829
1829 W. P. Scargill Rank & Talent II. ii. 22 Patiently in appearance, but most impatiently and pettingly in spirit, did Mr. Philip undergo the good advice which the worthy magistrate was pleased to administer gratuitously and copiously.
1895 R. Kipling Second Jungle Bk. 180 ‘Aowa! Aowa!’ said Mowgli pettingly. ‘I have killed one striped ape.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
pettinglyadv.2
/ˈpɛtɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈpɛdɪŋli/ Soothingly; in an affectionate manner, as if to a pet.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > [adverb] > in calming manner
soothingly1794
lullingly1834
pettingly1840
pacifyingly1841
calmingly1908
1840 London Mag. Nov. 225/2 He pettingly chucked his little wife under the chin.
1872 J. W. De Forest Kate Beaumont xvii. 71 Getting no response, she added, pettingly, ‘So tall! Such a beautiful complexion!’
1911 J. London When God laughs & Other Stories 79 ‘What's the matter, little one?’ he asked pettingly and almost paternally.
1934 G. A. Reichard Spider Woman (1997) xvii. 129 He has quieted them if they started to talk, but now he babbles pettingly at them and occasionally breaks out singing a lullaby.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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