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smatteringly

smatteringly adverb: in or by fragments; superficially.

Adverb

smatteringly (comparative more smatteringly, superlative most smatteringly)

  1. In or by fragments; superficially.
    • [W]e task ourselves / To learn a language known but smatteringly / In phrases here and there at random, [...]1864, Alfred Tennyson, “Aylmer’s Field”, in Enoch Arden, &c., London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 73

Forms of smatteringly

comparativemore smatteringly
superlativemost smatteringly

Origin of smatteringly

From smattering + -ly.

Questions about smatteringly

What does smatteringly mean?
Smatteringly means in or by fragments; superficially.
What part of speech is smatteringly?
Smatteringly is an adverb.

Words near smatteringly in the dictionary

  1. smatterer
  2. smatterers
  3. smatterest
  4. smattereth
  5. smattering
  6. smatteringly
  7. smatterings
  8. smatters
  9. smattery
  10. SMATV
  11. smaus

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