"failingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

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

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