flyinglyadv.
rare.
With flying colours.
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roaringly1657
flyingly1741
swimmingly1824
twangingly1825
1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. xlviii. 296 Studying what to say, that she may come off as flyingly as she can.
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adv.1741- put a finger upon a thing
- put a foot wrong
- put a footing
- put a force upon
- put a frost on
- put a frost on something
- put a girdle about
- put a girdle round about
- put a good face on
- put a good, bad, favourable, charitable construction upon
- put a good, bad, favourable, other construction upon
- put a hag in the post
- put a hag into the post
- put a hawk unto a stand
- put a head on
- put a head upon
- put a hoodoo on
- put a horse through etc paces
- put a horse through its paces
- put a horse through paces
- put a horse under the button
- put a hurt on
- put a hurting on
- put a jerk in it
- put a jerk into it