expostulatingly

adverb

ex·​pos·​tu·​lat·​ing·​ly

ik¦späschə¦lātiŋlē,

ek¦-

: in the manner of one that expostulates

raised a hand expostulatingly to try to stop the flow of abuse

Word History

Etymology

expostulating (present participle of expostulate) + -ly

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