wincingly

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English

Etymology

From wincing +‎ -ly.

Adverb

wincingly (comparative more wincingly, superlative most wincingly)

  1. While wincing.
    "It doesn't hurt a bit," he said wincingly.
    • 2016, Kerry Greenwood, Murder and Mendelssohn, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 311:
      Sheffield crept into bed beside him, wincingly careful not to jolt or touch the bandage.
  2. In such a way as to cause wincing.
    The speech was wincingly bad.