What does policingly mean?
Policingly means (uncommon) In a policing manner; in a way that polices..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(uncommon) In a policing manner; in a way that polices..
[…] usually means passing plenty of pills in paper cups, and not just one. Why I have known psychiatrists - who have protectingly, politely and policingly pressured/prescribed 25 pills per day for the psychiatric "patient"/substitute person ...
I asked him if it was necessary and he said yes and he rather policingly escorted me out the front door and into the back of a waiting patrol car.
The insistence upon silence within these stilled spaces, as perhaps within a Quaker chapel, is such as to impose (self-policingly) its own unexamined […]
This has led fandom to ask whether the use of “Mary Sue” is self-policingly sexist; after all, mainstream genre stories regularly feature special teenage boys who save the world.
Use policingly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Policingly means (uncommon) In a policing manner; in a way that polices..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
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[…] usually means passing plenty of pills in paper cups, and not just one. Why I have known psychiatrists - who have protectingly, politely and policingly pressured/prescribed 25 pills per day for the psychiatric "patient"/substitute person ...
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