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scampishly

scampishly adverb: in a scampish manner; mischievously.

Adverb

scampishly (comparative more scampishly, superlative most scampishly)

  1. In a scampish manner; mischievously.

Forms of scampishly

comparativemore scampishly
superlativemost scampishly

Origin of scampishly

From scampish + -ly.

Questions about scampishly

What does scampishly mean?
Scampishly means in a scampish manner; mischievously.
What part of speech is scampishly?
Scampishly is an adverb.

Words near scampishly in the dictionary

  1. scampies
  2. scamping
  3. scampingly
  4. scampis
  5. scampish
  6. scampishly
  7. scampishness
  8. scampo
  9. scamps
  10. scampsman
  11. scampsmen

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