shieldingly

English

Etymology

From shielding +‎ -ly.

Adverb

shieldingly (comparative more shieldingly, superlative most shieldingly)

  1. In a way that shields.
    • 1898, Thomas Hardy, The Burghers:
      At once she flung her faint form shieldingly on his […]
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