Meaning of sparringly | Babel Free

Definitions

As if sparring; in a combative manner.

Examples

“There was a tense, angry silence as they faced each other sparringly in Abbey's dimly lit lounge, then Dalene hissed accusingly, 'You just don't care, do you?'”

“Woolf makes subjective even her statement that human affairs are subjective; Russell sparringly equates mathematics with divinity.”

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