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flourishingly, adv.|ˈflʌrɪʃɪŋlɪ| [f. prec. + -ly2.] In a flourishing manner. †a. In the shape of a flower (obs.). b. Vigorously, prosperously. †c. In flowery terms, floridly (obs.). †d. Ostentatiously, showily (obs.). e. With a flourish or flourishing movement. a.1486Bk. St. Albans, Her. E j a, The forsayd letill barris ar othyrwyle made florishyngli. b.1609W. M. Man in Moone (1849) 20 (Percy Soc.) Swaggering drunkards or swearing Jackes, which have thus flourishingly sprowted up by service. 1819Ann. Reg. 36 We were going on flourishingly. 1879Stevenson Trav. Cevennes 196 Such as they have are hardy plants and thrive flourishingly. c.1580Baret Alv. E 163 To vtter his mind eloquently, flourishingly, & finely. 1647tr. Malvezzi's Pourtract 3 The Actions of Predecessours..require no more then to bee flourishingly related. d.1550Bale Image Both Ch. ii. xvii, She..is florishinglye decked with golde, preciouse stone, and pearles. e.1825Blackw. Mag. XVII. 363 Round which the lash..had so flourishingly played its..gambols. 1832J. Wilson ibid. XXXI. 272, I came down waveringly..flourishingly, just as you have seen a lark from sky to furrow. |