swimmingly

[swim-ing-lee]

adverb

1. without difficulty; with great success; effortlessly.

   She passed the exam swimmingly.

swimmingly

/ ˈswɪmɪŋlɪ /

adverb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of swimmingly¹

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

Example Sentences

There’s nothing like a Fed put to buttress markets, even if doubts exist this whole artificial-intelligence thing is going to work out swimmingly.

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His intensity reminded her of Simon Harley-Dickinson, and she took comfort in the thought that her new friend and Simon would get along swimmingly, if they should ever have the chance to meet.

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It’s all been going relatively swimmingly for him, who simply sticks to his ways.

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The president donned a tux to tell the GOP bigwigs his reciprocal tariff plan was going swimmingly.

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Halle and DDG‘s relationship was going swimmingly — then the rapper dropped “Famous.”

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