swimmingly
Meaning
- With a gliding motion suggesting swimming.
- (figuratively, informal) In a very favorable manner; without difficulty; agreeably, successfully.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈswɪmɪŋli/
Etymology
From swimming (“(adj.) moving in water as an ordinary means of motion; without difficulty”) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives).
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