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slubberingly

slubberingly adverb: in a slovenly, sloppy or hasty manner.

Adverb

slubberingly (comparative more slubberingly, superlative most slubberingly)

  1. (dated) In a slovenly, sloppy or hasty manner.
    • Afeared of my candle's going out, which makes me write thus slubberingly.1662 November 4 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “October 26th, 1662”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume II...
    • And slubberingly patch up some slight and shallow Rime1622, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 22 p. 23

Forms of slubberingly

comparativemore slubberingly
superlativemost slubberingly

Origin of slubberingly

From slubbering + -ly.

Questions about slubberingly

What does slubberingly mean?
Slubberingly means in a slovenly, sloppy or hasty manner.
What part of speech is slubberingly?
Slubberingly is an adverb.

Words near slubberingly in the dictionary

  1. slubber
  2. slubberdegullion
  3. slubberdegullions
  4. slubbered
  5. slubbering
  6. slubberingly
  7. slubbers
  8. slubbiness
  9. slubbing
  10. slubbings
  11. slubby

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