hankeringly

English

Etymology

hankering +‎ -ly

Adverb

hankeringly (comparative more hankeringly, superlative most hankeringly)

1. In a hankering manner.
   • 1904–1908, Thomas Hardy, The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars, […], (please specify |part=1 to 3), London: Macmillan and Co.: New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     The fair Fitzherbert muses hankeringly.

References

• “hankeringly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.