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Etymology

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From choosing +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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choosingly (comparative more choosingly, superlative most choosingly)

  1. In a choosy manner; pickily.
    • 1926, Rose Lucile Ellerbe, Ropes of Sand, page 16:
      Then he stepped choosingly over the ground until he picked out a spot of loose pebbly soil on the arroyo bank, where he began to scoop out a grave, using his hunting knife and his hands.