replyinglyadv.
/rᵻˈplʌɪɪŋli/, U.S. /rəˈplaɪɪŋli/, /riˈplaɪɪŋli/ rare.
As a reply; in reply.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [adverb] > in a replying manner
replyingly1571
responsively1739
1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxxiii. 1) i. f. 273 v/2 The Adverbe (Ac)..dooth not simply affirme in this place, but is taken replyingly [L. aduersatiue] (for yit, But yit, or yit notwithstanding).
1840 Dublin Univ. Mag. Mar. 309 The hollow cave, replyingly, Keeps murmuring of it o'er.
2004 I. Whybrow Little Wolf, Terror of Shivery Sea 87 Then Captain Froshus said replyingly, ‘What an eager young chap you are in your handsome sailor suit.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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