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zigzaggingly

zigzaggingly adverb: in a zigzagging way.

Adverb

zigzaggingly (comparative more zigzaggingly, superlative most zigzaggingly)

  1. In a zigzagging way.
    • The curtain dropped zigzaggingly upon the first scene. There was a tense silence out front, then a burst of applause[…]1921, Octavus Roy Cohen, Highly Colored, page 260
    • In their zigzaggingly argumentative way, the New Yorkers were taking their stand on what modern art was about.2009, Jed Perl, New Art City: Manhattan at Mid-Century, page 155

Forms of zigzaggingly

comparativemore zigzaggingly
superlativemost zigzaggingly

Origin of zigzaggingly

From zigzagging + -ly.

Questions about zigzaggingly

What does zigzaggingly mean?
Zigzaggingly means in a zigzagging way.
What part of speech is zigzaggingly?
Zigzaggingly is an adverb.

Words near zigzaggingly in the dictionary

  1. zigzaggeries
  2. zigzaggers
  3. zigzaggery
  4. zigzagginess
  5. zigzagging
  6. zigzaggingly
  7. zigzaggings
  8. zigzaggy
  9. zigzaginess
  10. zigzags
  11. zigzagwise

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