Dilatingly

/daɪˈleɪtɪŋli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner that dilates or causes expansion; with the quality of widening or enlarging.

Etymology

From dilating (verb participle) + -ly suffix for adverbs. Created to describe how something acts when it causes expansion.

Kelly Says

This is an extremely rare adverb that almost never appears in modern writing—it's the kind of technical precision that older scientific texts loved but we've abandoned for clearer language.

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