hopingly

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English

Etymology

From hoping +‎ -ly.

Adverb

hopingly (comparative more hopingly, superlative most hopingly)

  1. In a hopeful manner.
    • 1644, Henry Hammond, Practical Catechism:
      One sign of despair is the peremptory contempt of the condition which is the ground of hope; the going on not only in terrours and amazement of conscience, but also boldly, hopingly, and confidently in wilful habits of sin.
    • 1832, Caleb Cushing, An Oration:
      [] we deplore the existence of the system in our country, and look forward hopingly to the day when it shall cease from the land, as a day of jubilee and thanksgiving to all America.