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sweepingly

sweepingly adverb: in an encompassing manner.

Adverb

sweepingly (comparative more sweepingly, superlative most sweepingly)

  1. In an encompassing manner.

Forms of sweepingly

comparativemore sweepingly
superlativemost sweepingly

Origin of sweepingly

From sweeping + -ly.

Questions about sweepingly

What does sweepingly mean?
Sweepingly means in an encompassing manner.
What part of speech is sweepingly?
Sweepingly is an adverb.

Words near sweepingly in the dictionary

  1. sweeping something under the rug
  2. sweeping the board
  3. sweeping the deck
  4. sweeping the floor with someone
  5. sweeping up
  6. sweepingly
  7. sweepingness
  8. sweepings
  9. sweeplike
  10. sweepline
  11. sweeplines

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