"flailingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more flailingly [comparative], most flailingly [superlative]
Etymology: flailing + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flailing|ly}} flailing + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} flailingly (comparative more flailingly, superlative most flailingly)
  1. With flailing motions.
    Sense id: en-flailingly-en-adv-fUBDg11k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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