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tuggingly


Meanings
  • Adverb

    Moving or pulling something with effort and persistence, often reluctantly or with difficulty.


Variants
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tug , tugged , tugger , tuggers , tugging , tugs
Etymology
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Originally meant 'pulling with a tug' or 'pulling hard'. The '-ly' suffix was added to form the adverb.


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  1. The word 'tuggingly' was first used in print in the late 1800s.

  2. The word 'tug' comes from the Old English word 'tuggan', meaning 'to pull'.


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  1. persistently: Another adverb that means 'continuing in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition'.

  2. reluctantly: An adverb that means 'with unwillingness; unwillingly'.


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How to Memorize "tuggingly"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a person or object being pulled or tugged with effort and persistence.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'tuggingly' with the feeling of pulling something with difficulty.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by remembering the 'tug' sound in 'tuggingly'.


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