restrainingly

English

Etymology

From restraining +‎ -ly.

Adverb

restrainingly (comparative more restrainingly, superlative most restrainingly)

  1. So as to restrain or hold back.
    • 1908, Harold Bindloss, For Jacinta:
      […] Brown laid his hand restrainingly upon the gallant skipper's arm.
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