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Dependently

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de·pen·dent  (d-pndnt)
adj.
1. Contingent on another.
2. Subordinate.
3. Relying on or requiring the aid of another for support: dependent children.
4. Hanging down.
n.
also de·pen·dant One who relies on another especially for financial support.
de·pendent·ly adv.
Synonyms: dependent, conditional, contingent, relative, subject
These adjectives mean determined or to be determined by something else: a water supply dependent on rainfall; conditional acceptance of the apology; assistance contingent on need; the importance of a discovery as relative to its usefulness; promotion subject to merit.
Antonym: independent
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The breathing of Paul grew louder and deeper, and more than once Ellen trembled at she knew not what, as she felt the quivering of his active frame, while she leaned dependently on his arm for support.
The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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