poutinglyadv.
/ˈpaʊtɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈpaʊdɪŋli/ In a pouting manner.
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the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > expression of ill humour > [adverb] > poutingly
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1600 W. Vaughan Golden-groue iii. viii. sig. D2v Be not like vnto a child, who seeing a bable wherwith he plaieth, taken out of his hand, powtingly throweth away that which he hath in his other hand, although it bee far better then the former.
1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) Powtingly, rechignément.
1694 J. Sergeant Hist. Romance Wars between Mighty Giant Gallieno, & Great Knight Nasonius xvi. 73 The Witch poutingly replied, ‘You know you are much better at Shiting than Fighting’.
1792 R. Bage Man as he Is III. lxi. 88 ‘If you will go, you will,’ says Miss Fluellen, poutingly; ‘I cannot help it.’
1832 L. Hunt Naiads in Poet. Wks. 197 Like fondled things Eye poutingly their hands.
1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xiv. 243 Her lips were pressed poutingly together.
1899 Overland Monthly Aug. 174/1 ‘Are you married?’ she asked suddenly... ‘Are you?’ he queried... She lowered her head poutingly. ‘Yes,’ she said.
1931 C. R. Shaw Nat. Hist. Delinquent Career ix. 172 She told me poutingly that she had fallen down the stairs.
1992 R. MacNeil Burden of Desire i. 75 He remembered the particular way she angled her chin up to him as they danced, smiling a little poutingly, as though asking to be kissed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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