👏 With a loud smack 🌟 Very striking

smackingly

9.5

In a sharp, loud way like a quick slap

adverb
/ˈsmækɪŋli/

: sonoramente

He smackingly slapped the table to get everyone's attention at the meeting.

Examples

She closed the book smackingly, startling everyone in the quiet room.
She closed the door smackingly behind her.
The child was smackingly kissed on the cheek by her grandmother.
He smackingly slapped the table.
He smackingly slapped the table to get everyone's attention at the meeting.
She closed the book smackingly, startling everyone in the quiet room.
He smackingly swatted the mosquito that landed on his arm.

Synonyms

slap-bang

vssmackingly

8.5

Suddenly and loudly, causing a strong hit and surprise

is specifically like a quick sharp blow rather than general violence

slam-bang

vssmackingly

Informal

8.6

In a sudden, loud, and forceful way

is narrower, focusing on a single sharp blow rather than broad violence

percussively

vssmackingly

6.4

To hit something to make a strong sound or beat

is more like a sharp single hit producing loud noise not rhythm

thunderingly

vssmackingly

7.2

In a very loud and powerful way

is about a sharp single noisy hit rather than general loudness

Antonyms

softly

95 1.0

In a gentle, light way using little force

subtly

48 5.1

In a way that is not obvious or easy to notice

How Noisy

resoundingly

6 6.2

loudly

172 1.0

smackingly

9.5

audibly

6 3.7

quietly

517 1.0

Surface Forms

smackingly positive

Morphology

smackingly = smacking (transparent) = smack + ingly

The suffix 'ly' is a standard adverbial formation from the verb 'smacking'.

Etymology

Smackingly comes from the common verb smack, which means 'a quick, sharp hit or a loud slap', plus -ly to make an adverb; so to do something smackingly is to do it with a sharp, loud action or sound, like a slap or a loud closing.