believingly

• Adverbe littéraire ou vieilli signifiant « avec foi » ou « de manière confiante ». Rare en anglais moderne, souvent remplacé par des expressions comme « avec conviction » ou « avec confiance ».

An archaic adverb meaning 'in a believing manner' or 'with belief.' It is rarely used in modern English, having been largely replaced by 'believingly' is itself rare; more common alternatives include 'trustingly' or 'with conviction.'

1. In a credulous mannerC1formal

   In a way that shows willingness to believe something, often without sufficient evidence.

   d'une manière crédule

   • She listened believingly to every word of the conspiracy theory.
   • He nodded believingly, accepting the explanation without question.
   • The audience watched believingly, captivated by the magician's tricks.

   Synonymescredulouslynaivelytrustinglyunquestioningly

   Antonymesdisbelievinglydistrustfullydoubtfullyincredulouslyskeptically