grazingly

English

Etymology

From grazing +‎ -ly.

Adverb

grazingly (comparative more grazingly, superlative most grazingly)

1. So as to graze, or brush closely against.
   • 1922, Albert Payson Terhune, Further Adventures of Lad:

     The big mongrel, in agony, snarled and made a lunge at his irritatingly dancing tormentor. His teeth dug grazingly into the terrier's withers; and, with an impatient toss, he flung the little beast to one side.