demandingly

6.7

In a way that shows you expect a lot from people

adverb
/dɪˈmændɪŋli/

: exigentemente

The teacher spoke demandingly, expecting every student to complete their assignments on time.

Examples

Don't speak to me demandingly!
He waved his hand demandingly to get the waiter's attention in the busy restaurant.
She spoke demandingly to the team, expecting them to finish the project by the end of the day.
The teacher looked demandingly at the students, waiting for someone to answer the question.
She spoke demandingly to her team about the project.
She looked at him demandingly, making it clear that she wouldn't accept any excuses.
The coach addressed the team demandingly, urging them to give their best effort in the final game.

Synonyms

overbearingly

vsdemandingly

1 7.9

In a way that tries to control others and ignores their views

puts strong demands or high expectations on others rather than controlling them

domineeringly

vsdemandingly

8.1

In a way that shows someone wants to control other people

puts strong demands or high expectations on other people

Antonyms

leniently

1 3.4

To treat someone in a not strict way when judging or punishing them

How Demanding

aggressively

126 4.9

forcefully

49 3.5

demandingly

6.7

firmly

92 1.0

casually

103 2.5

Surface Forms

demandingly positive

Morphology

demandingly = demanding (transparent) = demand + ing + ly

Formed by a standard adverbial suffix '-ly' added to the adjective 'demanding', yielding a manner adverb.

Etymology

Demandingly comes from the word demand, which comes from older parts de- and mandare meaning 'to order' and is related to words like command and mandate. So, to do something demandingly is to act like you are giving a strong order or expecting a lot from others.