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flittingly

flittingly adverb: with a flitting motion.

Adverb

flittingly (comparative more flittingly, superlative most flittingly)

  1. (dated, poetic) With a flitting motion.
    • fly flittingly

Forms of flittingly

comparativemore flittingly
superlativemost flittingly

Origin of flittingly

From flitting + -ly.

Questions about flittingly

What does flittingly mean?
Flittingly means with a flitting motion.
What part of speech is flittingly?
Flittingly is an adverb.

Words near flittingly in the dictionary

  1. flittery
  2. flittier
  3. flittiest
  4. flittiness
  5. flitting
  6. flittingly
  7. flittings
  8. Flitton
  9. Flitton and Greenfield
  10. flitts
  11. flitty

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