affectingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English affecting
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English affectingly

    From affecting + -ly.

    Adverb

    affectingly (comparative more affectingly, superlative most affectingly)

    1. So as to affect in an emotional sense.
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