Meaning of fishingly | Babel Free
Definitions
In a manner that suggests fishing, such as groping in search of something, or seeking compliments.
not-comparable
Examples
“Monk enquired fishingly whether Presbytery, to which he was well inclined on the whole, might not be thought somewhat rigid.”
“But the pen-tongued and compulsive verbalizer / Goes fishingly groping for words”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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