wantingly
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wantingly (comparative more wantingly, superlative most wantingly)
- With desire; yearningly.
- 2008, Ryan Dalgliesh, Love Notes, page 86:
- This may be a tough pill to swallow but what Christ is saying is if you look wantingly, powerfully, or lustfully after someone, you have committed adultery. This is true for the married person reading this and the single person.