nudgingly

English

Etymology

From nudging +‎ -ly.

Adverb

nudgingly (not comparable)

1. With, or as if with, a nudge.
   • 2015 November 16, David Hepworth, “This week’s best radio: Chris Evans, a master at work”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     In only his second interview as a somewhat reluctant pop star in the late 70s, a man from the Mirror in a reassuringly dirty mac nudgingly begs: “Tell us about the girls.”