Words that rhyme with appraisingly

adv 1: in a disparaging manner; "these mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging `only to a story'" [syn: disparagingly, slightingly]

adv 1: in an accusing manner; "he looked at her accusingly"

adv 1: in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years" [syn: amazingly, surprisingly, astonishingly]

adv 1: in an entertaining and amusing manner; "Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days" [syn: amusingly, divertingly]

adv 1: in a bewildering and confusing manner; "her situation was bewilderingly unclear" [syn: bewilderingly, confusingly]

adv 1: in an attractive manner; "how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure" [syn: cunningly, cutely] 2: in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?" [syn: craftily, cunningly, foxily, knavishly, slyly, trickily, artfully]

adv 1: in an original manner; "daringly he took the first step" 2: in an adventurous manner; "daringly, he set out on a camping trip in East Africa"

adv 1: in a highly fashionable manner; "he was dashingly handsome"

adv 1: in a manner or to a degree that dazzles the beholder

adv 1: in a misleading way; "the exam looked deceptively easy" [syn: deceptively, deceivingly, misleadingly]

adv 1: in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree

adv 1: with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked despairingly" [syn: despairingly, despondently]

adv 1: in a disappointing manner; "the discoverer of argon, Sir William Ramsay, looked disappointingly ordinary"

adv 1: showing disapproval; "he shook his head disapprovingly" [ant: approvingly]

adv 1: in a disturbing or embarrassing manner; "he drank some sherry, his eyes disconcertingly keen as he watched her"

adv 1: in a discouraging manner; "the failure rate on the bar exam is discouragingly high" [ant: encouragingly]

adv 1: in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree; "the beggar was disgustingly filthy" [syn: disgustingly, distastefully, revoltingly, sickeningly]

adv 1: in a disquieting manner; "the disquietingly close sounds of gunfire"

adv 1: unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious" [syn: painfully, distressingly]

adv 1: in a disturbing manner; "the details of the kidnaper's letter had sounded disturbingly convincing"

adv 1: in an enterprising manner; "`Let's go up that mountain,' she said enterprisingly"

adv 1: in an impressive manner; "the students progressed impressively fast" [syn: impressively, imposingly] [ant: unimpressively]

adj 1: having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king; "symbolizing kingly power"; "the murder of his kingly guest" [syn: kingly, kinglike]

adv 1: in a reflective manner; "`It's funny about that bar,' he said musingly"

adv 1: with condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats his secretary condescendingly" [syn: condescendingly, patronizingly, patronisingly]

adv 1: in a pleasing manner; "the room was pleasingly large"

adv 1: in a surprising manner; "he was surprisingly friendly" 2: in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise; "amazingly, he finished medical school in three years" [syn: amazingly, surprisingly, astonishingly]

adv 1: in an uncompromising manner

adv 1: in a very painful manner; "the progress was agonizingly slow" [syn: agonizingly, excruciatingly, torturously]