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swimmingly

American  
[swim-ing-lee] / ˈswɪm ɪŋ li /

adverb

  1. without difficulty; with great success; effortlessly.

    She passed the exam swimmingly.
swimmingly British  
/ ˈswɪmɪŋlɪ /

adverb

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

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Etymology

Origin of swimmingly

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

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"Swimmingly?" the traveller repeated when they had freed themselves from their immediate neighbors.

From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.

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