knockingly

English

Etymology

knocking +‎ -ly

Adverb

knockingly (comparative more knockingly, superlative most knockingly)

  1. (rare) With a knocking sound or motion.
    • 1958, Paul Green, Drama and the weather:
      The boy dragged on his rope reins, stirred a bit painfully in his seat, and drove slowly and knockingly away.
    • 1983, Claudette Williams, Song of Silkie:
      As the ship rocked, Silkie went flying across the room and came knockingly hard into a set of wooden water barrels.
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