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Carpingly

Carping \Carp"ing\ (k[aum]rp"[i^]ng), a. Fault-finding; censorious caviling. See Captious. -- Carp"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] ||

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carpingly

adv. in a carping manner

Usage examples of "carpingly".

It behaves exactly as carpingly patronizing as an anxious mother, and the inhabitants can't wait to get out of it.