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Pieanne Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Complyingly

Hello!
I'd like to know whether such an adverb exists, or whether I've just imagined it?
  

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Yes, it means obediently. Another question, can Complying be used as an adjective?

  • Yes, it means obediently.
  • Another question, can Complying be used as an adjective?
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22 Answers
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Yes, it means obediently.
Another question, can Complying be used as an adjective?
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Yes, of course... I hope you have a complying boss!
As to "complyingly", I haven't found it in Webster, nor in "English Dictionary", so I was wondering...
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Gosh, Wendy. Where did you find it? I couldn't find "complyingly" in Webster or OED, and was about to congratulate Pieanne on her imagination, 'cos it's potentially a great word!
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Hello, Abbie!
So I've made it up, uh? That's what I feared... Emotion: smile It's beautiful and explicit, though, isn't it?
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Aha, I just found it in the PowerWord.
And when I look for the complying, it is just a usage as a V-ing verb for comply!
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I found it in "hyperdictionary", meaning: "happy to comply".
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Does Powerword show an adjective "complyingly"? (she asked, curiously)
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I do, I do!!!! And I still can't find it!
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Yet, it doesn't sound strange to me... Might I not have read it somewhere? Or is it quite weird? [:^)]

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