different between yearningly vs longingly

English

Etymology

yearning +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?j??n??li/
• (US) enPR: yûrn?ing-l?, IPA^(key): /?j?n??li/

Adverb

yearningly (comparative more yearningly, superlative most yearningly)

1. With yearning; with desire; longingly.
   • 1860, George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss, Book 6, Chapter 14,^[1]

     He was silent a few moments, not looking at her; while her eyes were turned toward him yearningly, in alarm at this sudden change.

   • 1904, Henry James, The Golden Bowl, Part 2, Chapter 7,^[2]

     Yet what was it she had in mind, what did she wish to make of him beyond what she had already made, a patient, punctilious host, mindful that she had originally arrived much as a stranger, arrived not at all deliberately or yearningly invited?—so that one positively had her possible susceptibilities the MORE on one’s conscience.

   • 1944, Emily Carr, The House of All Sorts, “Life Loves Living,” [3]

     The old maple stump shot sickly pink switches from her roots, new switches every year. They crept yearningly toward the little square of window.

English

Etymology

longing +? -ly

Adverb

longingly (comparative more longingly, superlative most longingly)

1. In a longing manner, with desire, yearningly.
   • 1913 Eleanor Porter: Pollyanna: Chapter 7:

     As she stepped nearer and peered longingly out, she saw something else: she saw, only a little way below the window, the wide, flat tin roof of Miss Polly's sun parlor built over the porte-cochère. The sight filled her with longing. If only, now, she were out there!