flowingly
- adverb
- /ˈfloʊɪŋli/
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con fluidez
- She performs a flowingly sensuous dance moderne; the music is a sensuous saxophone solo with lasciviously bending blue notes.
Examples
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"Major Hampton, who was Hardee's aide, flowingly summarized the rapid change in attitude: 'But alas! how often is the word of promise held to the ear, but broken to the hope.'"
Academic text (2007) -
I had a lofty opinion of our department chair, the regal, hawk-like, and flowingly white-haired Prof. Gould, with whom I was taking a wonderful seminar in Plato.
Blog text (20) -
Her feet and legs are hidden, and her torso sways flowingly; attention is drawn to her head, crowned with one of the children's topknots miraculously balanced by Anna's sheer grace.
Academic text (2012) -
The dancer moved flowingly across the stage, captivating the audience with her grace.
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The river flowed flowingly through the valley, creating a soothing sound as it passed.
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As she spoke, her words came out flowingly, as if she was painting a vivid picture with her voice.
Synonyms
173
2.3
In an easy, calm way without problems or embarrassment
4
3.8
In a smooth, easy way without pauses
1
3.9
Moving smoothly and elegantly without sudden or awkward movements
In a smooth, flowing way like water
In a way that flows without stopping like water on a window
Antonyms
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Morphology
flowingly = flowing (transparent) = flow + ing + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix -ly to the clearly analysable participial/adjectival base 'flowing'.
Etymology
Flowingly comes from the simple word flow, which means 'to move like a river' and is the same idea behind words like fluent and fluid. So, doing something flowingly means doing it in a smooth, steady, and graceful way.