skimminglyadv.
In a skimming manner; esp. lightly, carelessly, superficially.
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the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adverb] > lightly over a surface
skimmingly1847
grazingly1881
the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adverb] > without thoroughness or exactness
lightlyOE
overly1440
superficially1526
slovenly1548
glancingly1556
overrunningly1561
cursorily1565
perfunctorily1581
sloven-like1589
cursoriwise1598
perfunctoriously1609
slubberingly1622
cursitorily1628
skimmingly1847
unscrutinizingly1891
sloppily1898
1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Skimmingly, by gliding along the surface.
1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters xiv. 361 How skimmingly he relates that, ‘having flown over many knavish professions, he settled down in rogue.’
1900 Pilot 16 June 494/2 Of all these..men he gossips in an easy, skimming style; too skimmingly, indeed, for the most part.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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