spankingly

/ˈspæŋkɪŋli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adv

"She is both wetting and getting up a fresh topsail on her after-mast — I see them crossing the yard even now. By my honour, she is a charming, lively creature, and goes through it spankingly."
"a modern and spankingly clean subway system"

From spanking + -ly.

more spankingly (comparative) most spankingly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce spankingly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspæŋkɪŋli/.

What does spankingly mean?

In a spanking manner; vigorously; freshly.

Where does spankingly come from?

From spanking + -ly.

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