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Definition of Fleeringly
1. adv. In a fleering manner.
Definition of Fleeringly
1. Adverb. In a fleering manner; scornfully; with derision. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fleeringly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fleeringly
Literary usage of Fleeringly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1854)
"... Ballard refused, answering “scornfully and fleeringly.” The meeting is of
opinion that the statutes have been violated, and agrees to meet again, ..."
2. The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"Let me see/ says he (fleeringly) ' first, the French are to land twenty-thousand
men; very well, "he makes no more of transporting them, ..."
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