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lip-smackingly

lip-smackingly adverb: very.

Adverb

lip-smackingly (comparative more lip-smackingly, superlative most lip-smackingly)

  1. (informal, degree) very.
    • Aunt Bessy's Easter ham is always lip-smackingly good.
  2. With audibly expressed enjoyment.

Synonyms of lip-smackingly

  • lipsmacking

Forms of lip-smackingly

comparativemore lip-smackingly
superlativemost lip-smackingly

Origin of lip-smackingly

From lip-smacking + -ly.

Questions about lip-smackingly

What does lip-smackingly mean?
Lip-smackingly means very.
What part of speech is lip-smackingly?
Lip-smackingly is an adverb.

Words near lip-smackingly in the dictionary

  1. lip-ribbon
  2. lip-server
  3. lip-servers
  4. lip-service
  5. lip-smacking
  6. lip-smackingly
  7. lip-smackings
  8. lip-strap
  9. lip-straps
  10. lip-sync
  11. lip-synced

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