Flailingly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    With flailing motions.

    "I splashed flailingly around in the pool until the lifeguard dragged me out."

Example

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"I splashed flailingly around in the pool until the lifeguard dragged me out."

Etymology

From flailing + -ly.

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