support
verb (used with object)
to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
supportingly
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a word derived from
support.
Example Sentences
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And moved by this, as by her pallor, more than his man’s words could have told, he gave her his arm and drew her quickly and supportingly away.
From A Lady of Quality by Frances Hodgson Burnett
"Oh yes, you have, a lot in your time," murmurs Roger, supportingly.
From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess
Then Greca caught his hand in both of hers, and Dex put his arm supportingly around his shoulder.
From The Red Hell of Jupiter by Paul Ernst
We stood, each clumsily jumping to the curb as the driver supportingly grasped our arm.
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Lauren Ann Isaacson
The old charlatan's strong hand fell on his assailant's shoulder, then slipped down supportingly under his arm.
From The Clarion by William Dodge Stevens
