What does commandingly mean?
Commandingly means In a commanding fashion..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a commanding fashion..
And yet, somehow, did Ahab—in his own proper self, as daily, hourly, and every instant, commandingly revealed to his subordinates,—Ahab seemed an independent lord […]
She could see it all so clearly, so commandingly, when she looked: it was when she took her brush in hand that the whole thing changed.
“Delightful idea,” said Lady Partridge. […] / “It is, I believe, an irresistible one,” said Lipscomb, laying his left hand commandingly on the table.
“I ordered for the table,” she says, commandingly.
Use commandingly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Commandingly means In a commanding fashion..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
And yet, somehow, did Ahab—in his own proper self, as daily, hourly, and every instant, commandingly revealed to his subordinates,—Ahab seemed an independent lord […]
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