missingly

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English

Etymology

From missing +‎ -ly.

Adverb

missingly (comparative more missingly, superlative most missingly)

  1. (obsolete) With a sense of loss.
    • c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
      Sir, it is three dayes since I saw the Prince: what
      his happier affayres may be, are to me vnknowne: but I
      haue (missingly) noted, he is of late much retyred from
      Court, and is lesse frequent to his Princely exercises then
      formerly he hath appeared.

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