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reliantly

/ɹiˈɫaɪəntli/ adv

In a reliant manner.

Word Origin Reliantly comes from reliant, which is based on rely, from Latin 'religare' — 'to bind back, fasten.' The idea is that when you rely on someone, you're bound to them. The same root ligare gives us oblige, ligament, ally, and religion (originally 'binding back' to the divine).

adv In a reliant manner.

She leaned reliantly on her husband's arm as they walked through the crowd.

(副词) 依赖地

她信赖地挽着丈夫的手臂穿过人群。

(adverbio) De manera dependiente.

Ella se apoyó confiadamente en el brazo de su esposo mientras caminaban entre la multitud.

(adverbe) dépendamment; en s'appuyant sur; en se reposant sur [D'une manière dépendante, en s'appuyant sur quelqu'un ou quelque chose.]

Elle s'appuya **reliantly** sur le bras de son mari tandis qu'ils traversaient la foule.

(Adverb) vertrauensvoll; abhängig [Auf eine Weise, die von Abhängigkeit oder Vertrauen auf jemanden oder etwas geprägt ist.]

Sie stützte sich **reliantly** auf den Arm ihres Mannes, während sie durch die Menge gingen.

(副詞) 頼るようにして、依存する様子で。

彼女は群衆の中を歩くとき、夫の腕に信頼を寄せるように寄りかかった。

(advérbio) dependentemente; de forma dependente [De maneira dependente.]

Ela se apoiou **reliantly** no braço do marido enquanto caminhavam pela multidão.

Synonyms: dependently trustingly confidingly leaningly relyingly Antonyms: independently self-reliantly self-sufficiently
Word parts: rely + ant + ly

Related words

reliable reliance religious obligation obligatory ligation alliance liable liability

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