swimminglyadv.

Brit.

/ˈswɪmɪŋli/, U.S.

/ˈswɪmɪŋɡli/

Etymology: < swimming adj. + -ly suffix².

In a swimming manner.

1. With easy smooth progress; smoothly and without impediment; with uninterrupted success or prosperity. †In early use, esp. with bear, carry: With conspicuous success, with éclat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adverb] > without hindrance or encumberment

freelyeOE

wellOE

freec1250

glidderly13..

without (also but) lettingc1330

oliver current1466

smootha1500

pronewise1585

currently1586

glib1594

glibly1607

clearly1612

swimminglya1640

smoothly1668

uninterrupted1677

unobstructedly1788

smack-smooth1802

sweetly1825

sweet1846

unimpededly1846

hitchlessly1910

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adverb] > very

roaringly1657

flyingly1741

swimmingly1824

twangingly1825

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Prophetesse i. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Dddd^v/2 Max. Can such a Rascall as thou art hope for honour?.. Get. Yes, and bear it too, and bear it swimmingly.

1654 E. Nicholas Papers (1892) II. 51 Lord Percey carried himselfe swimmingly and said more for then against the Chancelor.

1678 T. Otway Friendship in Fashion ii. 13 He never dreams how swimmingly his own Affairs are manag'd at home.

1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse iv. 64 So, Matters go swimmingly.

1754 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) 186 Only this last year or two I was going swimmingly on. I have now struck upon a rock.

1824 Countess Granville Let. 14 Mar. (1894) I. 266 The interview went off very swimmingly.

1844 T. B. Macaulay in G. O. Trevelyan Life & Lett. Macaulay (1876) II. x. 152 The article on Chatham goes on swimmingly.

1893 W. Forbes-Mitchell Reminisc. Great Mutiny 155 Everything went swimmingly with the prosecution.

2. With a smooth gliding movement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adverb] > smoothly

smoothlyc1400

smootha1500

free and easy1730

swimmingly1745

glidingly1797

soapily1833

silkenly1846

silkily1923

1745 Gentleman's Mag. July 384/2 Like fluttering angels they swimmingly move.

1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris iii. 47 Perhaps the reality did not appear quite so swimmingly elegant..as the fancy of the thing [sc. a rustic dance] had been.

1842 R. Browning Waring in Bells & Pomegranates No. III: Dramatic Lyrics 10/2 E'en so, swimmingly appears, Thro' one's after-supper musings, Some lost Lady of old years.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	swimmingly
释义	swimminglyadv. Brit. /ˈswɪmɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈswɪmɪŋɡli/ Etymology: < swimming adj. + -ly suffix². In a swimming manner. 1. With easy smooth progress; smoothly and without impediment; with uninterrupted success or prosperity. †In early use, esp. with bear, carry: With conspicuous success, with éclat. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adverb] > without hindrance or encumberment freelyeOE wellOE freec1250 glidderly13.. without (also but) lettingc1330 oliver current1466 smootha1500 pronewise1585 currently1586 glib1594 glibly1607 clearly1612 swimminglya1640 smoothly1668 uninterrupted1677 unobstructedly1788 smack-smooth1802 sweetly1825 sweet1846 unimpededly1846 hitchlessly1910 the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adverb] > very roaringly1657 flyingly1741 swimmingly1824 twangingly1825 a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Prophetesse i. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Dddd^v/2 Max. Can such a Rascall as thou art hope for honour?.. Get. Yes, and bear it too, and bear it swimmingly. 1654 E. Nicholas Papers (1892) II. 51 Lord Percey carried himselfe swimmingly and said more for then against the Chancelor. 1678 T. Otway Friendship in Fashion ii. 13 He never dreams how swimmingly his own Affairs are manag'd at home. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse iv. 64 So, Matters go swimmingly. 1754 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) 186 Only this last year or two I was going swimmingly on. I have now struck upon a rock. 1824 Countess Granville Let. 14 Mar. (1894) I. 266 The interview went off very swimmingly. 1844 T. B. Macaulay in G. O. Trevelyan Life & Lett. Macaulay (1876) II. x. 152 The article on Chatham goes on swimmingly. 1893 W. Forbes-Mitchell Reminisc. Great Mutiny 155 Everything went swimmingly with the prosecution. 2. With a smooth gliding movement. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adverb] > smoothly smoothlyc1400 smootha1500 free and easy1730 swimmingly1745 glidingly1797 soapily1833 silkenly1846 silkily1923 1745 Gentleman's Mag. July 384/2 Like fluttering angels they swimmingly move. 1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris iii. 47 Perhaps the reality did not appear quite so swimmingly elegant..as the fancy of the thing [sc. a rustic dance] had been. 1842 R. Browning Waring in Bells & Pomegranates No. III: Dramatic Lyrics 10/2 E'en so, swimmingly appears, Thro' one's after-supper musings, Some lost Lady of old years. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1640
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