swimmingly
swim·ming·ly
swimmingly · more swimmingly · most swimmingly
fließend
With a gliding motion suggesting swimmingWith a gliding motion suggesting swimming.
/ˈswɪmɪŋli/
» For the time being, everything is going swimmingly.
Meaning
2 sensesWith a gliding motion suggesting swimming.
fließend
(figuratively, informal)In a very favorable manner; without difficulty; agreeably, successfully.
einwandfrei, glänzend, glatt
як по маслуjak po maslu
More definitions
- with no problems or difficulties
Examples
2 sentencesFor the time being, everything is going swimmingly.
My life is going swimmingly.
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
in a very favourable manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
with a gliding motion suggesting swimming:
in a very favourable manner:
Origin
From swimming (“(adj.) moving in water as an ordinary means of motion; without difficulty”From swimming (“(adj.) moving in water as an ordinary means of motion; without difficulty”) + -ly (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives).
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Forms
more swimmingly, most swimmingly| Comparative | more swimmingly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most swimmingly |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- with no problems or difficulties:smoothly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb