confidinglyadv.
Etymology: < confiding adj. + -ly suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: conˈfidingly.
the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > [adverb]
1885 79 252/2 Several..have talked confidingly of the protection afforded by the Public Health Act of 1875.
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