"clippingly" meaning in All languages combined

See clippingly on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Forms: more clippingly [comparative], most clippingly [superlative]
Etymology: clipping + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clipping|ly}} clipping + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} clippingly (comparative more clippingly, superlative most clippingly)
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) Excellently; very well. Tags: UK, obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-clippingly-en-adv-NEM1wJFl Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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