liquidly
- adverb
- /ˈlɪkwɪdli/
- The artist painted liquidly, creating an effect that made the colors seem alive.
Examples
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The dancer moved liquidly, her body flowing smoothly between each pose.
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When diplodocus walked, it was as if the landscape was shifting, as if the hills had been uprooted and were moving liquidly over the land.
Fiction book (2002) -
As the stream flowed liquidly, it sparkled in the sunlight like diamonds.
Synonyms
In a smooth, easy way without pauses
In a smooth, graceful way that moves like water
In a way that flows without stopping like water on a window
In a smooth, slippery way that lets things move easily
Antonyms
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word liquidly comes from liquid, which comes from a Latin root meaning 'flowing' or 'fluid'. Think of water that moves smoothly; to move liquidly is to move like a liquid, in a smooth, flowing way.