Fishingly

/ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ.li/ adverb

Definition

In the manner or style of fishing; with the approach or technique of someone fishing.

Etymology

From 'fishing' (gerund of 'fish') + '-ly' (adverbial suffix), a rare formation suggesting action done in the style of fishing.

Kelly Says

This is an extraordinarily rare word—you might find it in poetry where an author describes someone 'fishingly casting about for answers' or 'fishingly probing for information,' using the leisure and patience of fishing as a metaphor for cautious investigation.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ዓሣ ማስቀመጥ
en-de a-sa ma-sqe-met
ARالعربية
كأنك تصيد
kaan-k tas-eed
BNবাংলা
যেন মছি ধরছি
ye-nen machhi dhor-chhi
CACatalà
com a pesca
kohm a pe-ska
CSČeština
jako by se rybařilo
ja-ko by se ry-ba-ri-lo
DADansk
som om man fiskede
som om man fish-ke-de
DEDeutsch
fischend
fish-end
ELΕλληνικά
όπως ψαρεύεται
oh-pos psah-re-ve-tai
ESEspañol
como si se pescara
koh-moh si se peh-ska-ra
FAفارسی
مانند صید
man-and sa-eed
FISuomi
kuin kalastettaessa
kui-n ka-la-ste-tta-essa
FRFrançais
comme si on pêchait
kohm si on pe-sh-ay
GUGU
જैसे મછિયાં પકડે
ja-se machhi-yaan pak-de
HAHA
kamar yadda ake shaye-shaye
ka-mar ya-dda ake sha-ye-sha-ye
HEעברית
כמו שצדים
koh-moh sheh-ts-dim
HIहिन्दी
जैसे मछली पकड़ रहे हों
ja-ise machhli pak-d-re hon
HUMagyar
ahogy halásszunk
aho-gy ha-la-sszunk
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti sedang memancing
se-pe-ti de-dang me-man-cing
IGIG
kama onye na-eche egwu
ka-ma on-ye na-e-che eh-gwu
ITItaliano
come se si pescasse
koh-meh se si peh-ska-sse
JA日本語
釣り好きに
tsuri-suki-ni
KKKK
balık avlayıp gibi
ba-lyq av-layıp gi-bi
KMKM
ដូចជា ការស្វែងរកសត្វទន្លេ
do-ch-chea ka-r svay-eng rohk sat-v ton-le
KO한국어
낚시처럼
nak-si-che-rom
MRMR
जसे मच्छी पकडतात
ja-se machhi pa-d-ta-at
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti sedang memancing
se-pe-ti de-dang me-man-cing
MYမြန်မာ
ငါးရေး လုပ်ကြမ်း တူ
nga-ye-rey lo-k-cran tu
NLNederlands
alsof je aan het vissen bent
als-of je aan het vis-sen bent
NONorsk
som om man fisket
som om man fish-et
PAPA
ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ Caught मछлі
ji-ven ki caught machhli
PLPolski
jakby się łowiło ryby
jak-by się łowi-ło ry-by
PTPortuguês
como se estivesse pescando
koh-moh se eh-ste-ves-se peh-scan-doh
RORomână
ca cum ar fi pescuit
ka kum ar fi peh-sook-it
RUРусский
как будто рыбачил
kak bud-to ry-ba-chil
SVSvenska
som om man fiskade
som om man fish-ka-de
SWKiswahili
kama vile mtu anapo-kamata samaki
ka-ma vi-le mtu a-na-po-ka-ma-ta sa-ma-ki
TAதமிழ்
மீன் பிடிப்பது போல்
meen-pid-du po-l
TEతెలుగు
మలాంటిగా పట్టడం
ma-la-an-ti-ga pat-tad-am
THไทย
เหมือนกับการตกปลา
meuan-gup ka-ran-tot plaa
TLTL
tuladang naghahanap ng isda
tu-la-dang na-gha-han-ap ng is-da
TRTürkçe
balık tutarcasına
ba-lik tut-ar-ka-sna
UKУкраїнська
як ніби рибалив
yak nib-i ry-ba-liv
URاردو
جیسے شکار کر رہے ہوں
ji-se sha-kar ker-ray hon
VITiếng Việt
như đang câu cá
nhu dang cau ca
YOYO
bíì ní ẹ̀ṣọ́
bee-ni eh-sho
ZH中文
像在钓鱼
xiang zai diao yu
ZUZU
ngoba umuntu uqaphe izinga
ngoba umu-ntu u-qa-phe iz-ing-a

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