test
noun
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
testingly
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a word derived from
test.
Example Sentences
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She looked around at them all to see if they were joking, then drew her breath in testingly as you did on the brink of plunging into water.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 2, 2012
The outlaw weighed the links in his hand, then bit one testingly.
From Beatrix of Clare by Clarence F. Underwood
The boy smiled with a dawn of trust, put his hand testingly on the shaggy head, then round his neck.
From Frank of Freedom Hill by Samuel A. (Samuel Arthur) Derieux
Frederick William was silent, and his large, deep-blue eyes were again fixed testingly and questioningly upon the painter's countenance.
From The Youth of the Great Elector by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
