understandingly


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un·der·stand·ing

 (ŭn′dər-stăn′dĭng)
n.
1.
a. The ability by which one understands; intelligence: concepts that are beyond the understanding of a child.
b. The quality or condition of one who understands; comprehension: Do you have much understanding of calculus? See Synonyms at reason.
2. Individual or specified judgment or outlook; opinion: In my understanding, this is a good plan.
3. A usually implicit agreement between two or more people or groups: an understanding between neighbors over late-night noise.
4. A disposition to appreciate or share the feelings and thoughts of others; sympathy: Can't you show some understanding for the poor child?
adj.
Characterized by or having good sense or compassion: an understanding teacher.

un′der·stand′ing·ly adv.
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Adv.1.understandingly - with understandingunderstandingly - with understanding; "she nodded understandingly"
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understandingly

[ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋlɪ] ADVcon comprensión, de manera comprensiva
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understandingly

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Jimmie nodded understandingly. Over his features played an eager desire to state the amount of his valor in a similar crisis, but the narrator proceeded.
He looked at us understandingly, then took grandmother's hand and bent over it.
Phil nodded understandingly. Naturally Anne's plans could not be settled until Roy had spoken.
In the time that one might understandingly read a dozen words the strong-limbed cat could have covered the entire distance and made his kill, yet if Sheeta was quick, quick too was Tarzan.
Van Horn smiled understandingly. He knew, by the ancient telegraphy of smoke-signalling, the message was being conveyed from village to village and tribe to tribe that a labour-recruiter was on the leeward coast.
He took the laboratory proofs on faith, and his intense power of vision enabled him to see the reactions of chemicals more understandingly than the average student saw them in the laboratory.
Marilla's lips twitched understandingly. She had expected Mrs.
Leslie was the only one who sympathised understandingly with Anne.
"Oh!" exclaimed Tara of Helium understandingly; "you mean that Luud has many wives and that you are the offspring of one of them."
I speak understandingly on this subject, for I have made myself acquainted with it both theoretically and practically.
The other strangers--they were six in all--strolled about with an air of ease, put their heads through the door of the storeroom, congregated round the grave, pointed understandingly at the cross, and generally made themselves at home.
The leader of the emigrants cast his eyes, understandingly, about him, and examined the place with the keenness of one competent to judge of so nice a question, though in that dilatory and heavy manner, which rarely permitted him to betray precipitation.