English
gnawingly
From gnawing + -ly.
Formed from gnawing + -ly
Proto-Germanic *gnaganą ‘to gnaw’
Proto-West Germanic *gnagan ‘to gnaw’
Old English gnagan ‘to gnaw’
Middle English gnawen ‘to gnaw’
Middle English gnawynge
English gnawing
Today it means
adv In a manner that chafes or worries.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gnawingly