applyingly
|ap-ply-ing-ly|
/əˈplaɪɪŋli/
(apply)
to put into action
Etymology
'applyingly' originates from Modern English, formed from the verb 'apply' + the adverbial suffix '-ly'. The verb 'apply' itself comes into English via Old French 'appliquer' from Latin 'applicare', where 'ad-' meant 'to, toward' and 'plicare' (from 'plic-') meant 'to fold' or 'to join'.
'apply' developed from Latin 'applicare' into Old French 'appliquer', then into Middle English forms (e.g. 'applyen'), and eventually the modern English verb 'apply'; the adverbial form 'applyingly' is a later English formation adding '-ly' to the present-participle base 'applying'.
Initially, the Latin root carried the sense 'to attach or join' (to bring together); over time in English it evolved toward 'bring to, put to use, or exert oneself', and the adverbial form came to mean 'in a manner of applying' or 'with applied effort'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
in a manner of applying; so as to put something into practical use or effect (i.e., with application to a purpose).
He examined the theory applyingly, testing how each part could be used in practice.
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Adverb 2
with focused effort or diligence; attentively and industriously (used of a person applying themselves).
She worked applyingly on the project, and the results improved noticeably.
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