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restrainingly

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English

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Etymology

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From restraining +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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restrainingly (comparative more restrainingly, superlative most restrainingly)

  1. So as to restrain or hold back.
    • 1908, Harold Bindloss, For Jacinta:
      [] Brown laid his hand restrainingly upon the gallant skipper's arm.