feelingly

adverb

Definition of feelinglynext
as in thoughtfully

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feelingly
  1. thoughtfully
  2. lovingly
  3. sensitively
  4. considerately
  5. soulfully
  6. sympathetically
  7. mercifully
  8. compassionately
Adverb
  • Data centers should be approached carefully and thoughtfully.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Malkmus teases guitarist Greg Ginn for liking the Grateful Dead now and notes how sweet drummer Bill Stevenson seems for answering a reporter’s silly question so thoughtfully.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of thoughtfully
Adverb
  • Nintendo has lovingly updated the legendary ’98 title with new visuals, modern mechanics, and on-demand jumping.
    — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Bear #480, lovingly dubbed Otis, captured millions of hearts, as the first winner of Fat Bear Week over 10 years ago.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of lovingly
Adverb
  • The lush backdrops make for a striking contrast with the shame and alienation the characters feel; Haynes sensitively communicates the suffocating pressure to confirm in midcentury America.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Now on the market for the first time ever, the home has been well maintained and sensitively updated over the years while retaining much of its original details.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of sensitively
Adverb
  • Move considerately, and let your actions speak for you today.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The viral post comes as survey data suggests many travelers are generally open to seat-switch requests when they are made considerately.
    — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of considerately
Adverb
  • Still, her quiet and steady influence can be felt in the work of a new generation of designers who are following her lead in finding fresh ways to exist soulfully within a broken industry.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Happily, the indie-cinema veterans had the means to produce the series—a lyrical, often wordless portrait of the spiritual seeker as a young woman, soulfully portrayed by Megan Stott.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of soulfully
Adverb
  • For the show to work, the audience must be sympathetically invested in the journey of Youth (Britton Smith).
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Among Americans, there is little tolerance for people who talk sympathetically about the motives of the 9/11 hijackers.
    — Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of sympathetically
Adverb
  • Video Decades of delays, detours and electrical fires are finally, mercifully, coming to an end for the 200,000 daily train riders who cross the Portal Bridge in New Jersey on their way to Manhattan.
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  • But Scott was mercifully lifted for Evan Phillips, who recorded the final out of the game to save the Dodgers from disgrace.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of mercifully
Adverb
  • Psychiatry is the work of building the airplane while flying it carefully, collaboratively, and compassionately, as conditions may change midair.
    — Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
  • When delivered compassionately, a no communicates and models a strong sense of judgment as an executive.
    — Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of compassionately
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“Feelingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feelingly. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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