yearningly

yearningly

English

Etymology

yearning +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjɜːnɪŋli/
• (US) enPR: yûrnʹing-lē, IPA^(key): /ˈjɝnɪŋli/

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Adverb

yearningly (comparative more yearningly, superlative most yearningly)

1. With yearning; with desire; longingly.
   • 1860, George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss, Book 6, Chapter 14,

     He was silent a few moments, not looking at her; while her eyes were turned toward him yearningly, in alarm at this sudden change.

   • 1904, Henry James, The Golden Bowl, Part 2, Chapter 7,

     Yet what was it she had in mind, what did she wish to make of him beyond what she had already made, a patient, punctilious host, mindful that she had originally arrived much as a stranger, arrived not at all deliberately or yearningly invited?—so that one positively had her possible susceptibilities the MORE on one’s conscience.

   • 1944, Emily Carr, The House of All Sorts, “Life Loves Living,”

     The old maple stump shot sickly pink switches from her roots, new switches every year. They crept yearningly toward the little square of window.