contrastingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English contrast
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-andz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
▲
Middle English -yngeinflu.
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English contrasting
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 contrastingly

    From contrasting + -ly.

    Adverb

    contrastingly (comparative more contrastingly, superlative most contrastingly)

    1. In a contrasting manner; by way of contrast.
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