English Explanatory Dictionary

swimmingly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. With a gliding motion suggesting swimming.
  2. In a very favorable manner; without difficulty; agreeably, successfully.

Pronunciation

/ˈswɪmɪŋli/ En-uk-swimmingly.oga /-ɡli/ En-us-swimmingly.oga

Word forms

swimmingly more swimmingly most swimmingly

Etymology

From swimming (“(adj.) moving in water as an ordinary means of motion; without difficulty”) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives).

Synonyms

like clockwork smoothly without a hitch
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