"cakily" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more cakily [comparative], most cakily [superlative]
Etymology: caky + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|caky|ly}} caky + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} cakily (comparative more cakily, superlative most cakily)
  1. In a caky way.
    Sense id: en-cakily-en-adv-Thy84aKK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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