understandingly
- a word derived from understanding.
Example Sentences
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His parents, Sophie and Martin, two professionals in their 40s, nod understandingly.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
Ten years later, entering the White House as president, Biden understandingly retained a certain allergy to all matters Afghan.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2021
“In ‘Roots,’ he seeks to tell the truth, to laugh at it understandingly, if harshly, and to imply a vision and a hope.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2016
On the final page of “Sailing Alone Around the World,” Slocum writes, “To succeed, however, in anything at all, one should go understandingly about his work and be prepared for every emergency.”
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 25, 2014
“You can read later,” Mr. Lema said understandingly.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
