comprehendingly

English

Etymology

From comprehending +‎ -ly.

Adverb

comprehendingly (comparative more comprehendingly, superlative most comprehendingly)

1. In a comprehending manner; knowingly.
   • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, →OCLC, page 111:

     She sniffed, too, comprehendingly, and fixed her son with a relentless eye.

Related terms

• comprehensively