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testingly

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. In a tentative and experimental manner.
  2. In a challenging manner; so as to test the stamina, patience, etc.

Examples

“I have⟳ lived as a spoiled child and you have⟳ lived as an exposed child, and now those children are looking testingly at each other.”
“At the same time she lifts her left leg testingly in a kind of skip⟳ or dance⟳ step, before exiting quietly stage⟳ right.”
“...whether the exercises took place⟳ in recognized military training areas or in territory testingly unfamiliar to the troops.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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