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smilingly
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
smilingly
(adverb)
smilingly
/
ˈ
smaɪlɪŋli/
adverb
smilingly
/
ˈ
smaɪlɪŋli/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of SMILINGLY
[
more smilingly; most smilingly
]
:
with a smile
:
while smiling
“May I help you?” he asked
smilingly
.
The waiter
smilingly
described the specials.
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