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Definition of Swimmingly
1. Adverb. With no problems or difficulties. "Despite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly"
Definition of Swimmingly
1. adv. In an easy, gliding manner, as if swimming; smoothly; successfully; prosperously.
Definition of Swimmingly
1. Adverb. (informal) In a very favorable manner; agreeably; without difficulty; successfully. ¹
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Definition of Swimmingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swimmingly
Literary usage of Swimmingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1813 Letters from Georgia say the " Copenhagen " expedition against the Floridas
goes on swimmingly, anything in Boston-Gazette,Yeb. ..."
2. Thesaurus of English words and phrases by Peter Mark Roget, Samuel Romilly Roget (1879)
"V. prosper, thrive, nourish; be -prosperous &c. adj. ; drive a roaring trade ;
po on -well, - smoothly, - swimmingly ; «efl before the wind, swim with the ..."
3. A Dictionary of Similes by Frank Jenners Wilstach (1916)
"swimmingly. Go on as swimmingly as old Noah's Ark. — HOOD. Swing. Like rudder to
the ripple veering, When nobody on board is steering. — HOOD. ..."
4. Standard Dialogues, Designed for School and Parlor Entertainments by Alexander Clark (1898)
"We'll get along swimmingly. I know we will. BROWN.—Yes, we'll get along swimmingly;
at least I hope \VB will. But still I think it is a bad arrangement to ..."
5. Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Classified and Arranged So as to by Peter Mark Roget (1916)
"V. prosper, thrive, flourish; be -prosperous &c. adj.; drive a roaring trade ;
go on -well, - smoothly, - swimmingly ; sail before the wind, swim with the ..."
6. The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most Complete (1834)
"So, barring all pother, they, somehow or other, For seasons went swimmingly on.
That merry wag, Dibdin, then, next ruled the roast, Who the family genius ..."
7. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1813 Letters from Georgia say the " Copenhagen " expedition against the Floridas
goes on swimmingly, anything in Boston-Gazette,Yeb. ..."
8. Thesaurus of English words and phrases by Peter Mark Roget, Samuel Romilly Roget (1879)
"V. prosper, thrive, nourish; be -prosperous &c. adj. ; drive a roaring trade ;
po on -well, - smoothly, - swimmingly ; «efl before the wind, swim with the ..."
9. A Dictionary of Similes by Frank Jenners Wilstach (1916)
"swimmingly. Go on as swimmingly as old Noah's Ark. — HOOD. Swing. Like rudder to
the ripple veering, When nobody on board is steering. — HOOD. ..."
10. Standard Dialogues, Designed for School and Parlor Entertainments by Alexander Clark (1898)
"We'll get along swimmingly. I know we will. BROWN.—Yes, we'll get along swimmingly;
at least I hope \VB will. But still I think it is a bad arrangement to ..."
11. Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Classified and Arranged So as to by Peter Mark Roget (1916)
"V. prosper, thrive, flourish; be -prosperous &c. adj.; drive a roaring trade ;
go on -well, - smoothly, - swimmingly ; sail before the wind, swim with the ..."
12. The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most Complete (1834)
"So, barring all pother, they, somehow or other, For seasons went swimmingly on.
That merry wag, Dibdin, then, next ruled the roast, Who the family genius ..."
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