adverb
- in a manner that plies; with steady, repeated effort or motion
Usage: archaic or literary; derived from the verb 'ply'
Examples
- The oarsmen worked plyingly at their oars throughout the long voyage.
- She plyingly pursued her studies despite numerous obstacles.
- The craftsman plyingly applied layers of varnish to the wooden surface.
- He plyingly questioned the witness until the truth emerged.