accusingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English accusing

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English accusingly

From accusing + -ly.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈkju.zɪŋ.li/

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Adverb

accusingly (comparative more accusingly, superlative most accusingly)

1. In an accusing manner.

   She looked at him accusingly after the vase broke.

   He pointed accusingly at his rival during the debate.

   The child stared accusingly at his brother, convinced he took the toy.

Translations

in an accusing manner

• Bulgarian: укорително (bg) (ukoritelno)
• Hungarian: vádlóan (hu), vádolva, szemrehányóan
• Interlingua: accusativemente
• Portuguese: acusadoramente