Glancingly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a glancing manner

    "The blow struck his opponent glancingly on the arm."

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asideaskancebroadsideedgewiseon the beamon the other hand

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"The blow struck his opponent glancingly on the arm."

Etymology

From glancing + -ly.

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