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swankly

swankly adverb: in a swank manner.

Adverb

swankly (comparative more swankly, superlative most swankly)

  1. In a swank manner.
    • This Donegal blanket Kirshmoor coat swankly defies all frosty winds.1929, The Union Pacific Magazine, page 24
    • It was Decoration Day to some folks but just plain Wednesday to us in Westwood Hills, and to Lucius Payne it will always be remembered as the day his son Louis Rude Payne declared civil war in our swankly papier-mâchéd suburb and hacked his way to a couple of high class family murders.1936, Kay Boyle, Laurence Vail, Nina Conarain, editors, 365 Days, Harcourt, Brace and Company, page 166
    Synonyms:
    swankily

Synonyms of swankly

Forms of swankly

comparativemore swankly
superlativemost swankly

Origin of swankly

From swank + -ly.

Questions about swankly

What does swankly mean?
Swankly means in a swank manner.
What part of speech is swankly?
Swankly is an adverb.

Words near swankly in the dictionary

  1. swankiest
  2. swankily
  3. swankiness
  4. swanking
  5. swankish
  6. swankly
  7. swankpot
  8. swankpots
  9. swanks
  10. swanky
  11. swanless

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