avertedly

English

Etymology

From averted +‎ -ly.

Adverb

avertedly (comparative more avertedly, superlative most avertedly)

  1. In an averted manner; turned away.
    • 1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities:
      […] he was surprised to see Isabel composedly, though avertedly, seated on the bench; the longer and fuller tresses of her now ungleaming hair flung back, and the guitar quietly leaning in the corner.
    • 1944, William Irish, Deadline at Dawn:
      Maybe it was because they were looking down avertedly like that, trying to avoid the sound of the clock.
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