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savingly

savingly

9.5
In a way that makes something better or less bad
  • adverb
  • /ˈseɪvɪŋli/
translation icon : redentoramente
  • Yet God shelves his omnipotence when acting savingly. 136

Examples

  • His account of her dying from cancer in 1989 is variously tender, impressive, and savingly funny.

    Academic text (1996)

  • God established the covenant in order to bring the elect to Christ, ensuring that, through the gift of unfailing faith, they were united savingly with him.

    Academic text (2006)

  • God might communicate directly and savingly with reasoning minds, though, Kendall rebutted, reason was the image of the first Adam, not of the second, a gift of creation rather than of regeneration.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Her supportive words were savingly comforting during my toughest days.

  • The humor in the otherwise tragic story served savingly to lighten the mood.

  • In the difficult situation, his quick thinking was savingly effective.

Antonyms

damagingly
1 4.4

In a way that causes harm or bad results

How Redeeming

savingly
9.5
helpfully
9 1.0
unhelpfully
1 3.5

Surface Forms

savingly positive

Morphology

savingly = saving (semi-transparent) = save + ing + ly

The form is built on save + ing + ly, and the sense 'in a redeeming or salvific way' is partly inferable, but the specific usage is somewhat specialized and idiomatic.

Etymology

Savingly comes from save (from Latin salvare, 'to save') and shares its root with familiar words like savior and salvation. So when something is true savingly, it 'saves' the situation by giving a small good point that makes the whole thing better.