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Synonyms for questioningly

Grammar : Adv
Spell : kwes-chuh-ning
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɛs tʃə nɪŋ

Définition of questioningly

Origin :
  • early 13c., "philosophical or theological problem;" early 14c. as "utterance meant to elicit an answer or discussion," also as "a difficulty, a doubt," from Anglo-French questiun, Old French question "question, difficulty, problem; legal inquest, interrogation, torture," from Latin quaestionem (nominative quaestio) "a seeking, a questioning, inquiry, examining, judicial investigation," noun of action from past participle stem of quaerere "ask, seek" (see query (v.)).
  • No question "undoubtedly" is from mid-15c; no questions asked "accountability not required" is from 1879 (especially in newspaper advertisements seeking the return of something lost or stolen). Question mark is from 1849, sometimes also question stop (1862); figurative use is from 1869. To be out of the question (c.1700) is to be not pertinent to the subject, hence "not to be considered."
  • adv skeptically
Example sentences :
  • Eudora turned her serene face and regarded her questioningly.
  • Extract from : « The Yates Pride » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • Then he looked back eagerly and questioningly at the master.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • Rotil stood looking about questioningly; he had not expected to see so many.
  • Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • Lucy glanced at him questioningly, and thought she read what was in his mind.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
  • He 317 stopped in front of her, and she looked at him questioningly when she saw his face.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss
  • Her eyes continue fixed on his face pleadingly, questioningly.
  • Extract from : « The Straw » by Eugene O'Neill
  • Maya subsided at once, and looked at Cassandra questioningly.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Maya the Bee » by Waldemar Bonsels
  • She glanced at Olivia questioningly, but she only nodded in answer.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Luttrell's First Patient » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
  • "You love me," she repeated, not questioningly, but as one making statement of a fact.
  • Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor
  • He noticed that Brennan was also studying Gibson questioningly.
  • Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson

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