swimmingly

[ swim-ing-lee ]

/ ˈswɪm ɪŋ li /

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adverb

without difficulty; with great success; effortlessly: She passed the exam swimmingly.

Nearby words

swimming crab, swimming hole, swimming pool, swimming pool conjunctivitis, swimming pool granuloma, swimmingly, swimsuit, swimwear, swinburne, swindle, swindle sheet

Origin of swimmingly

1615–25; swimming (in sense “progressing smoothly”) + -ly

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Examples from the Web for swimmingly

Thus far, then, Mrs. Callender's plot had gone on swimmingly.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III|Various
Johnny would find me a rhyme and then I would write a line to suit it, and we got on swimmingly.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908|Lucy Maud Montgomery
And to think I shall have to do without dinner, just when I was getting on with 'em all so swimmingly!
Punch, or the London Charivari Volume 107, August 25, 1894|Various
The appointed hour drew nigh, and all things had gone on swimmingly with one single exception.
Sheppard Lee, Vol. I (of 2)|Robert Montgomery Bird

It was rum, but I was getting along so swimmingly with Frances that I didn't much care what they did.
The Haunted Pajamas|Francis Perry Elliott

British Dictionary definitions for swimmingly

swimmingly

/ (ˈswɪmɪŋlɪ) /

adverb

successfully, effortlessly, or well (esp in the phrase go swimmingly)

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swimmingly

adverb

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Examples from the Web for swimmingly

British Dictionary definitions for swimmingly

swimmingly

adverb