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Definition of Expectantly
1. Adverb. In an expectant manner. "She looked at him expectantly"
Definition of Expectantly
1. Adverb. In an expectant manner ¹
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Definition of Expectantly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Expectantly
Literary usage of Expectantly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appletons' Journal (1877)
"... we will suppose ; ever so many hearts are beating expectantly for him in the
vast city yonder, which casts a yellow reflection in the sky, ..."
2. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1879)
"At Vienna an acute eczema is treated expectantly. Once the period of stasis is
reached, when the disease is becoming or has bee ime local, ..."
3. Philippine Life in Town and Country by James Alfred LeRoy, James Alfred Le Roy (1907)
"And while we await expectantly upon Spain some day to restore your good name and
cease to be answerable for your death, let these pages serve as a tardy ..."
4. Therapeutic Gazette (1921)
"The premise, mentioned above, of treating all septic cases expectantly until
fever-free, ... However, the latter cases, though treated expectantly, ..."
5. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1920)
"Analogously, since we cannot select the cases of septic abortion for a specific
therapy, is it better to curette or to treat expectantly? ..."
6. Urology: Diseases of the Urinary Organs, Diseases of the Male Genital Organs by Edward Loughborough Keyes (1917)
"Although severe wounds in the kidney have been known to heal, the prospects of
cases treated expectantly are not good. Thus, among 273 uncomplicated cases ..."