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probingly

/prəʊbɪŋli/ adverb · British & US

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What does probingly mean?

adverb

In a probing or inquiring manner; in a way that is intended to discover or test something.

Example

"She asked the questions probingly, trying to get to the bottom of the issue."

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Words that share this root

probe probing probingly inquiry

What's another word for probingly?

inquisitively curiously inquiringly searchingly investigatively inquiringly

What's the opposite of probingly?

casually superficially perfunctorily

Rhymes with probingly

probingly robingly slobbingly sobbingly