comprehendingly

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English

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Etymology

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From comprehending +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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comprehendingly (comparative more comprehendingly, superlative most comprehendingly)

  1. In an 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.
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