yearningly - v.intr.
1 (usu. foll. by for, after, or to + infin.) have a strong emotional longing.
2 (usu. foll. by to, towards) be filled
with compassion or tenderness.
yearner n. yearning n. & adj. yearningly adv. [OE giernan f. a Gmc root meaning 'eager']
