"billowingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more billowingly [comparative], most billowingly [superlative]
Etymology: From billowing + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|billowing|ly}} billowing + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} billowingly (comparative more billowingly, superlative most billowingly)
  1. In a billowing fashion.
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