Bakingly

/ˈbeɪkɪŋli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner related to or characteristic of baking; in the way that something bakes.

Etymology

From 'baking' (present participle of 'bake' from Old English 'bacan') with the adverbial suffix '-ly' (from Old English '-līc'), forming an adverb from the gerund.

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