tauntinglyadv.
In a taunting manner; with derisive or insulting reproach.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > jeering, taunting, or scoffing > [adverb]
scoffingly1538
tauntingly1549
gibingly1602
jeeringly1637
scommatically1656
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > reproach > [adverb]
tauntingly1549
upbraidingly1593
twittingly1638
reproachingly1675
reproachfully1838
1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Pet. iii. f. x Not disdeynfully, nor tauntynglye, as though you were offended at them.
1646 J. Whitaker Danger of Greatnesse 13 [It] was tauntingly spoke of Christ, He saved others, himself he cannot save.
1876 J. B. Mozley Univ. Serm. (1877) v. 116 The question has often been asked tauntingly—Why has not Christianity done away with war?
Derivatives
ˈtauntingness n. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Tauntingness, a sharp, haughty, biting Reproachfulness.
1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Tauntingness, Raillery.
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