- confidingly
- adverb see confiding
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
confidingly
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Confidingly — Confiding Con*fid ing, a. That confides; trustful; unsuspicious. {Con*fid ing*ly}, adv. {Con*fid ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confidingly — See confiding. * * * … Universalium
confidingly — adverb In a confiding manner; in a matter that confides … Wiktionary
confidingly — con·fid·ing·ly … English syllables
confidingly — adverb with trust; in a trusting manner she looked at her father trustingly • Syn: ↑trustfully, ↑trustingly • Ant: ↑distrustfully (for: ↑trustfully) … Useful english dictionary
confiding — confidingly, adv. confidingness, n. /keuhn fuy ding/, adj. trustful; credulous or unsuspicious: a confiding nature. [1635 45; CONFIDE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
confiding — con|fid|ing [kənˈfaıdıŋ] adj behaving in a way that shows you want to tell someone about something that is private or secret ▪ Her tone was suddenly confiding. >confidingly adv ▪ He leant forward confidingly … Dictionary of contemporary English
confiding — adjective behaving in a way that shows you want to tell someone about something that is private or secret: She allowed a confiding note to enter her voice. confidingly adverb: She spoke gaily, innocently, and confidingly … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
trustfully — adverb 1. with trust; in a trusting manner (Freq. 1) she looked at her father trustingly • Syn: ↑trustingly, ↑confidingly • Ant: ↑distrustfully • Derived from adjective: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
trustingly — adverb with trust; in a trusting manner she looked at her father trustingly • Syn: ↑trustfully, ↑confidingly • Ant: ↑distrustfully (for: ↑trustfully) … Useful english dictionary
