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consentingly
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English
Etymology
From consenting + -ly.
Adverb
consentingly (comparative more consentingly, superlative most consentingly)
- in a consenting manner, showing consent
- 1894, Various, McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908:
- Yet, as he talked, Dosia became curiously aware that from his position directly across the room he was covertly watching her as she sat consentingly listening to George Sutton, whose round face was bending over very near, his thick coat sleeve pinning down the filmy ruffles of hers as it rested on the carved arm of the little sofa.
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