testingly
Adverb
In a tentative and experimental manner.
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I have lived as a spoiled child and you have lived as an exposed child, and now those children are looking testingly at each other.
At the same time she lifts her left leg testingly in a kind of skip or dance step, before exiting quietly stage right.
In a challenging manner; so as to test the stamina, patience, etc.
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...whether the exercises took place in recognized military training areas or in territory testingly unfamiliar to the troops.
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