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flyingly

flyingly adverb: so as to fly; with light rapid movement.

Adverb

flyingly (comparative more flyingly, superlative most flyingly)

  1. So as to fly; with light rapid movement.
    • Her feet moved flyingly without sound; her face, artistically tinted for stage-effect, was beautiful […]1971, Marie Corelli, The Murder of Delicia, page 153

Forms of flyingly

comparativemore flyingly
superlativemost flyingly

Origin of flyingly

From flying + -ly.

Questions about flyingly

What does flyingly mean?
Flyingly means so as to fly; with light rapid movement.
What part of speech is flyingly?
Flyingly is an adverb.

Words near flyingly in the dictionary

  1. flying wings
  2. flying with leaden wings
  3. flying without a licence
  4. flyingfish
  5. flyingfishes
  6. flyingly
  7. flyings
  8. flyleaf
  9. flyleafs
  10. flyleaves
  11. flyless

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