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skitteringly

skitteringly adverb: so as to skitter; with rapid, twitchy motion.

Adverb

skitteringly (comparative more skitteringly, superlative most skitteringly)

  1. So as to skitter; with rapid, twitchy motion.

Forms of skitteringly

comparativemore skitteringly
superlativemost skitteringly

Origin of skitteringly

From skittering + -ly.

Questions about skitteringly

What does skitteringly mean?
Skitteringly means so as to skitter; with rapid, twitchy motion.
What part of speech is skitteringly?
Skitteringly is an adverb.

Words near skitteringly in the dictionary

  1. skitted
  2. skitter
  3. skittered
  4. skitteriest
  5. skittering
  6. skitteringly
  7. skitterings
  8. skitterish
  9. skitters
  10. skittery
  11. skitting

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