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discerningly.

Adverb
General
MEANING

With careful judgment about quality, value, or relevant differences.

Use it for

selecting by considered standards; noticing where confident claims lack support; distinguishing fine differences in quality or relevance

Words that belong together

  • choose discerningly
  • read discerningly
  • collect discerningly

On the page

She read discerningly, noticing where the confident prose outran its evidence.

Nearby words

judiciously
Word forms
Base
discerningly

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Invariable adverb. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, interpretation, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.

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