apprehendingly means with apprehension or understanding.
Why “apprehendingly” is a great word
In a manner characterized by the mental grasp or anxious anticipation of something not yet fully understood. From the present participle 'apprehending' (from the verb 'apprehend', meaning to grasp mentally or to anticipate with anxiety) + the adverbial suffix '-ly', first attested in 1583. Unlike "apprehensively," which frets at a looming shadow, or "comprehendingly," which calmly surveys the whole landscape, apprehendingly is the act of reaching for a shape in the fog. It is the hesitant hand of a student who almost knows the answer, the quiet listener who senses the unspoken heart of a story, and the way one watches a distant storm gather on the horizon—a state of knowing that is not yet knowledge, a cognitive twilight between the first glimpse and the final certainty.
Etymology
From apprehending + -ly.
adv
- With apprehension or understanding.
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