Added 10 October 2026 lingeringly adverb Categories: Describing WordsObscure Words adverb ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about lingeringly at Wordnik → Where our words come from → In a slow, leisurely or prolonged way. her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly Related Words: protractedlylingerlylastinglyenduringlypersistentlypersistivelypersistinglyperduringlyabidinglysustainedlyunenduringlylanguishingly Back to today's word