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winningly

/ˈwɪnɪŋli/ adv

In a winning manner.

Word Origin From Old English winnan 'to struggle, fight, labor' — winning originally meant striving, not just victory. The -ing makes it a present participle, and -ly turns it into an adverb: 'in a winning manner.' The PIE root *wen- meant 'to desire, strive for,' which also gives us wish, venerate (to honor), and even venison (originally 'hunted meat,' something striven for). So winningly carries that sense of charming effort.

adv In a winning manner.

She smiled winningly as she accepted the award.

(副词) 迷人地；可爱地；动人地

她接受奖项时露出了迷人的微笑。

(adverbio) de manera cautivadora; de manera encantadora; con gracia; con donaire [De manera cautivadora o encantadora.]

Ella sonrió de manera cautivadora al aceptar el premio.

(adverbe) avec charme; séductivement; de manière charmeuse; avantageusement [D'une manière charmante et séduisante ; avec un charme irrésistible.]

Elle a souri *winningly* en acceptant le prix.

(Adverb) gewinnend; einnehmend [Auf eine gewinnende, charmante oder sympathische Weise; so, dass es Zuneigung oder Zustimmung hervorruft.]

Sie lächelte **winningly**, als sie den Preis entgegennahm.

(副詞) 人を魅了するような方法で、 charmingly に。

彼女は賞を受賞する際に、魅力的な笑顔でほほえんだ。

(advérbio) de modo cativante; de maneira atraente; de modo envolvente [De maneira atraente ou cativante.]

Ela sorriu de forma cativante ao aceitar o prêmio.

Synonyms: charmingly engagingly appealingly attractively pleasantly delightfully captivatingly endearingly Antonyms: unappealingly unattractively repulsively off-puttingly
Word parts: win + ing + ly

Related words

winner winnable unwinnable winless

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