queryinglyadv.
/ˈkwɪərɪɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈkwɪriɪŋli/, /ˈkwɛriɪŋli/ In a querying manner; questioningly.
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the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [adverb]
interrogatively1571
interrogatorily1625
inquiringly1644
questionatively1657
questioningly1677
queryingly1874
interrogatingly1886
1874 Ladies Repository July 35/2 ‘Caesar and Cicero?’ thought I, queryingly. ‘Men who lived in Rome,’ said I, answeringly.
1890 J. Middlemass Two False Moves I. xv. 226 He looked at her queryingly.
1937 P. Green Johnny Johnson i. i. 20 (stage direct.) He starts on towards Anguish and then stops and stares queryingly at the ground a moment as if suddenly confronted with a tough problem.
2003 Guardian (Nexis) 2 Aug. 34 The man spoke too softly, too queryingly. She disliked him immediately.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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