pregnantly
7.9
Giving a clear hint without words
- adverb
- /prɪˈɡnəntli/
- Literature
:
significativamente
- I just saw her walk in, say she's pregnantly started this series strong.
I just saw her walk in, say she's pregnantly started this series strong.
- I just saw her walk in, say she's pregnantly started this series strong.
Examples
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He spoke pregnantly during the meeting, his words suggesting that changes were on the horizon.
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The teacher looked at the students pregnantly, hinting that there would be an important announcement soon.
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She smiled at him pregnantly, knowing that her words would carry a deeper meaning.
Synonyms
meaningfully
vspregnantly
13
3.6
In a way that shows someone wants to send a clear message
often implies something unspoken rather than stating it outright
meaningly
vspregnantly
1
7.3
In a way that shows a person wants to say something without words
tends to suggest unspoken meaning instead of stating intention
insinuatingly
vspregnantly
8.4
In a quiet, sly way that hints at something
is more about general meaningfulness and less about sly indirect hinting
Antonyms
How Meaningful
unequivocally
37
6.9
- Formal
37
6.9
clearly
881
1.0
881
1.0
pregnantly
- Literature
suggestively
3
7.4
- Offensive
3
7.4
subtly
48
5.1
48
5.1
insignificantly
1
4.6
1
4.6
Surface Forms
pregnantly positive
Morphology
Etymology
Pregnantly also has a figurative history from Latin praegnans, which people used to mean 'full' or 'fruitful', so pregnantly can mean 'full of meaning' or 'suggesting something not said', as in a 'pregnant pause'.