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dabblingly

dabblingly adverb: with a dabbling motion.

Adverb

dabblingly (comparative more dabblingly, superlative most dabblingly)

  1. With a dabbling motion.
    • He almost fell on top of her, his mouth dabblingly seeking hers.1974, H. R. F. Keating, The Underside
  2. As a dilettante or amateur; superficially.
    • artists […] dabblingly pursuing a kind of formalist mannerism merely in the interest of careerism1984, Rasheed Araeen, Guy Brett, Making myself visible

Forms of dabblingly

comparativemore dabblingly
superlativemost dabblingly

Origin of dabblingly

From dabbling + -ly.

Questions about dabblingly

What does dabblingly mean?
Dabblingly means with a dabbling motion.
What part of speech is dabblingly?
Dabblingly is an adverb.

Words near dabblingly in the dictionary

  1. dabbles
  2. dabblesome
  3. dabbling
  4. dabbling duck
  5. dabbling ducks
  6. dabblingly
  7. dabblings
  8. Dabbs
  9. Dabbses
  10. dabby
  11. dabchick

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