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swishly

swishly adverb: in a swish manner.

Adverb

swishly (comparative more swishly, superlative most swishly)

  1. In a swish manner.
    • It is swishly renovated (I would say "pimped" but modern usage seems to have forgotten the word means to control and live off the earnings of a prostitute), very comfortable and a tad quieter.2009 July 30, Corey Mintz, “I'll have the house special”, in Toronto Star

Forms of swishly

comparativemore swishly
superlativemost swishly

Origin of swishly

From swish + -ly.

Questions about swishly

What does swishly mean?
Swishly means in a swish manner.
What part of speech is swishly?
Swishly is an adverb.

Words near swishly in the dictionary

  1. swishiness
  2. swishing
  3. swishingly
  4. swishings
  5. swishity
  6. swishly
  7. swishness
  8. swishy
  9. swiss
  10. Swiss Alps
  11. Swiss Army knife

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