awakeningly
|a-wa-ken-ing-ly|
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/əˈweɪkən/
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/əˈweɪk(ə)n/
(awaken)
wake up
Etymology
'awakeningly' originates from English, specifically from the word 'awakening' formed from the verb 'awaken' plus the suffix '-ly', where 'awaken' meant 'to rouse from sleep'.
'awaken' developed from Old English elements related to 'awake' (Old English 'awacan' / 'awǣcan') and the suffix '-en' that forms verbs; 'awake' itself traces to Proto-Germanic *wakwanan meaning 'to be awake'. The adjective 'awakening' (meaning 'causing awakening') later took the adverbial suffix '-ly' to form 'awakeningly'.
Initially, the root meant 'to rouse from sleep', but over time the sense broadened to include 'to rouse to awareness or realization', and 'awakeningly' came to mean 'in a manner that awakens (literally or figuratively)'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
in a manner that rouses from sleep; as if waking someone.
The alarm sounded awakeningly, pulling him out of his deep sleep.
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Adverb 2
figuratively, in a way that brings sudden awareness, realization, or emotional clarity.
The poem reads awakeningly, making the reader reconsider old assumptions.
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Last updated: 2025/12/04 04:06