swimmingly
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6.0
- adverb
- /ˈswɪmɪŋli/
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sin problemas
- After a few adjustments, the presentation went swimmingly and impressed the audience.
- go swimmingly
Things seems to be going along quite swimmingly.
- Things seems to be going along quite swimmingly.
- It means that you don't actually have justice just by itself in the universe, everything going along swimmingly.
- The TikTok is finished, Production went swimmingly, and now it is done.
- Still, though, this is going to go swimmingly.
- Two days later, well, you know, this was going swimmingly, wasn't it?
- So when, when all when all things go swimmingly and say in Formula One you're winning, then it's easy to live it.
- Or conversely, if you thought everything was swimmingly and then you hear it back and you hear the here's what happens with friends who come to your readings.
Examples
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Everything went swimmingly.
Fiction book (1991) -
Today's art project and lesson went swimmingly for all classes (including 4th period sans Ryan).
Blog text (12) -
It's my third day, going swimmingly, if I may say so myself.
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Oh, everything seems to be going swimmingly, my Lord.
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I think it went swimmingly today.
Fiction book (2001) -
I think he and I would get along swimmingly.
Blog text (32) -
And hopefully everything will go swimmingly.
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Well, Your Highness, I must say everything is going just swimmingly.
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Everything's going along swimmingly now.
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Pope Ratzinger's plan for a smaller, purer Church continues swimmingly.
Blog text (34)
Synonyms
919
1.0
In a fairly good way
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2.3
In an easy, calm way without problems or embarrassment
19
3.2
With no problems and everything going smoothly
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4.9
In a perfect way with no mistakes
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2.8
In a very good way that shows a lot of skill
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3.8
In a smooth, easy way without pauses
Antonyms
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Morphology
swimmingly = swimming (semi-transparent) = swimming + ly
The adverb is formed by the regular addition of '-ly' to the adjectival participle 'swimming'.
Etymology
Swimmingly comes from swim plus the endings -ing and -ly, so picture something moving easily through water. That's why when something goes 'swimmingly' it goes 'smoothly and without problems'.