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longingly

adverb

in a yearning manner

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Word length
9
Starts with
L
Ends with
Y
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adverb

  1. in a yearning manner

    “he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word ‘Exit’”

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he spent the rest of the act gazing longingly over my right shoulder at the illuminated word ‘Exit’

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