What does longingly mean?
Longingly means In a longing manner, with desire, yearningly..
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/ˈlɒŋɪŋli/ · adverb
In a longing manner, with desire, yearningly..
As she stepped nearer and peered longingly out, she saw something else: she saw, only a little way below the window, the wide, flat tin roof of Miss Polly's sun parlor built over the porte-cochère. The sight filled her with longing. If only, now, she were out there!
So Sebastian fetched in a closed basket, set it down before her, and went out again quickly. 'you had better finish your lessions before opening it,' remarked Miss Rottenmeier firmly, though Clara looked longingly at it.
Use longingly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Longingly means In a longing manner, with desire, yearningly..
Common synonyms include yearningly, with longing.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
As she stepped nearer and peered longingly out, she saw something else: she saw, only a little way below the window, the wide, flat tin roof of Miss Polly's sun parlor built over the porte-cochère. The sight filled her with longing. If only, now, she were out there!
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