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swimmingly

swim·mingly

UK/ˈswɪmɪŋli/ US/ˈswɪmɪŋli/ uncommon informal

adverb

1.

with great ease and success

  • “in spite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly”
Synonyms

Origin

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

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