caressingly

English

Etymology

caressing +‎ -ly

Adverb

caressingly (comparative more caressingly, superlative most caressingly)

  1. In a caressing manner; soothingly.
    • 1893, Francis Thompson, The Hound of Heaven‎, lines 178–9:
      Is my gloom, after all,
      Shade of His hand, outstretched caressingly?
    • 1895, Thomas Hardy, chapter III, in Jude the Obscure‎:
      "You," he said, addressing the breeze caressingly "were in Christminster city between one and two hours ago, floating along the streets, pulling round the weather-cocks, touching Mr. Phillotson's face, being breathed by him; and now you are here, breathed by me—you, the very same."
    • 1942, Emily Carr, “Grown Up”, in The Book of Small:
      The mash grass, through which the Indian canoes had slithered so caressingly, turned harsh and brittle.
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