nonunderstandingly
English
editAdverb
editnonunderstandingly (not comparable)
- Without understanding.
- 1921, Emart Kinsburn, Gems of Promise, page 127:
- Luis smiled nonunderstandingly and shook his head. “The English language is odd,” he observed.
- 1930, Leslie J. Swabacker, Shackles of Flesh, page 14:
- They stared at one another nonunderstandingly. Then the Father started to laugh but strangled the gay note instantly.