responsivelyadv.
/rᵻˈspɒnsᵻvli/, U.S. /rəˈspɑnsᵻvli/, /riˈspɑnsᵻvli/ In a responsive manner.
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the mind > attention and judgement > answer > [adverb] > in a replying manner
replyingly1571
responsively1739
1739 M. Browne Poems 116 Ere yet the gath'ring Covy came to feed, The listless Swains the fav'ring Leisure chuse, Responsively to tune the rural Muse.
1778 R. Lowth Isaiah Notes vi. 3 This hymn, performed by the seraphim, divided into two choirs, the one singing responsively to the other.
1830 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 340 And linnets from each brake responsively Piped to each other.
1866 H. P. Liddon Divin. Our Lord (1875) vii. 391 The primitive Christians sang among themselves responsively a hymn of praise to Christ as God.
1911 C. D. Snedeker Coward of Thermopylæ xvii. 210 The young man's face flashed responsively.
1966 Pop. Sci. Mar. 193/1 It handles as briskly and responsively as you'd expect a car that looks like this to handle.
1996 J. T. Hospital Oyster (1997) 35 Mercy's own lips move responsively, shaping themselves toward something she cannot name.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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