Synonyms for sustainingly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : suh-steyn
Phonetic Transcription : səˈsteɪn

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Définition of sustainingly

Origin :
  • late 13c., from Old French sustenir "hold up, endure," from Latin sustinere "hold up, support, endure," from sub "up from below" (see sub-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Related: Sustained; sustaining.
  • As in profitably : adv lucratively
Example sentences :
  • After which, sustainingly, "I'm 'Mitchy,'" our friend stated.
  • Extract from : « The Awkward Age » by Henry James
  • Winch replied—which made it right again; especially as our friend still felt himself reassuringly and sustainingly grasped.
  • Extract from : « The Finer Grain » by Henry James

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