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fleeringly

fleeringly adverb: in a fleering manner; scornfully; with derision.

Adverb

fleeringly (comparative more fleeringly, superlative most fleeringly)

  1. In a fleering manner; scornfully; with derision.

Forms of fleeringly

comparativemore fleeringly
superlativemost fleeringly

Origin of fleeringly

From fleering + -ly.

Questions about fleeringly

What does fleeringly mean?
Fleeringly means in a fleering manner; scornfully; with derision.
What part of speech is fleeringly?
Fleeringly is an adverb.

Words near fleeringly in the dictionary

  1. fleer
  2. fleered
  3. fleerer
  4. fleerers
  5. fleering
  6. fleeringly
  7. fleerings
  8. fleers
  9. flees
  10. fleest
  11. fleet

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