English
allowingly
Allowingly comes from Middle English allowingli.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500allowingli
- Englishearliest quotation 2004allowingly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500allowingli
- Englishearliest quotation 2004allowingly
Earliest quotation: 2004, Bruce Hamilton: “Hearts continually beat allowingly and permitted the night to…”
Formed from allowing + -ly
Every English word from Middle English allowingli
Today it means
adv In an allowing or permissive manner
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English allowingli / allowingly