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lightningly

lightningly adverb: extremely quickly.

Adverb

lightningly (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Extremely quickly.
    Synonyms:
    lightning fast

Synonyms of lightningly

Origin of lightningly

From lightning + -ly.

Questions about lightningly

What does lightningly mean?
Lightningly means extremely quickly.
What part of speech is lightningly?
Lightningly is an adverb.

Words near lightningly in the dictionary

  1. lightning-quick
  2. lightningbug
  3. lightninged
  4. lightninging
  5. lightninglike
  6. lightningly
  7. lightningproof
  8. lightnings
  9. lightpaper
  10. lightpapers
  11. lightpath

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